Sher Ali Khan Pataudi

Sher Ali Khan Pataudi
Sher Ali Khan Pataudi
General Sher Ali Khan.jpg
Major General Sher Ali Khan Pataudi, 1960
Born May 13, 1913
Pataudi, Haryana, British India
Died May 29, 2002(2002-05-29) (aged 89)
Lahore, Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan Pakistan
Service/branch  Pakistan Army
Years of service 1933–1958
Rank Major General
Unit Pakistan Army Light cavalry
Commands held 1st Punjab Regiment
Pakistan Army 14 Brigade
Command and Staff College
Battles/wars World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Awards Hilal-i-Jurat (Military)
Other work bassador and civil servent

Major General Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan of Pataudi HJ, was born 13 May 1913, the second son of Nawab Ibrahim Ali Khan of Pataudi, in Pataudi. He was educated at Aitchison College, Lahore, the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

He was commissioned into the 7th Light Cavalry of the British Indian Army in 1933. He subsequently commanded the First battalion of the First Punjab Regiment during the Second World War.

After the war, he served as the Defence Attaché of the Indian Armed Forces in Washington, D.C.. Having moved to Pakistan at independence, he commanded Pakistan's 14 (Parachute) Brigade during the 1947 Kashmir War in which action he was awarded the Hilal-i-Jurat. He was appointed Adjutant General of the Pakistan Army and later served as the Chief of General Staff.

He was superseded along with the former Commandant Command and Staff College Maj Gen M.A. Latif Khan when Maj Gen Muhammad Musa and Maj Gen Habibullah Khan Khattak were made C-in-C and COS respectively in October 1958.[1]

In 1958, on retirement from active service, he was appointed Pakistan's High Commissioner to Malaysia and in 1963 as Ambassador to Yugoslavia with concurrent accreditation to Bulgaria and Greece. He served in the cabinet of General Yahya Khan as Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting & and National Affairs 1969 - 71.

He was a member of Pakistan's Polo team for many years, Captain of the All Malaysia Polo team for six years and President of the Malayan Polo Association 1959/1963. He also established the Djakarta Riding/Saddle club and was its first elected President.

He taught briefly at Aitchison College and was also Vice Chairman of its Board of Governors. He was the Co-founder and Chairman of the governing body of Viqar-un-Nisa Women's College at Rawalpindi.

He was the Author of several books and the recipient of the highest civil awards from governments in Malaysia, Yugoslavia and Indonesia, and was a Dato of the State of Pahang in Malaysia.

He married Silvat Mueenuddin younger daughter of Mian Ghulam Mueenudin of Lahore,[2] and had four sons and a daughter. He died 29 May 2002 at Sher Manzil, Lahore.

His son Major General Isfandiyar Ali Khan Pataudi is the commander of the 25th Mechanized Division of Pakistan Army.

References

  1. ^ Nawaz Qasmi. "The Rank of Field Marshal" Daily Dawn, 3 May 2004
  2. ^ Genealogy of the Nawabs of Loharu Queensland University.
Military offices
Preceded by
Major General Mian Hayaud Din
Chief of General Staff Succeeded by
Major General Habibullah Khan Khattak

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sher Ali Khan (general) — (PA – 24) Major General Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan HJ, was born 13th May 1913 in Pataudi. He was educated at Aitchison College, Lahore, the Royal Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehra Dun and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned …   Wikipedia

  • Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi — Mansur Ali Khan, Nawab of Pataudi[1] Born 5 January 1941(1941 01 05) Bhopal, India Died 22 September 2011(2011 09 22) (aged 70) New Delhi …   Wikipedia

  • Saif Ali Khan — Infobox actor name = Saif Ali Khan imagesize = caption = Khan at the press conference of Lay s Chips (2008). birthdate = birth date and age|1970|8|16 location = New Delhi, India occupation = Actor yearsactive = 1992 present [cite… …   Wikipedia

  • Saif Ali Khan — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Khan (homonymie). Saif Ali Khan …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pataudi — Ajouter une image Administration Pays  Inde État et territoire Haryana District …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pataudi — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Pataudi | type = city | latd = 28.32 | longd = 76.78 locator position = right | state name = Haryana district = Gurgaon leader title = leader name = altitude = 240 population as of = 2001 population total …   Wikipedia

  • Khan (name) — Khan (Nasta liq: خان) is a surname from Asia. The name dates back to the 10th century CE. It can have one of several connotations, all related to some extent to the title of Khan, historically granted to Muslim rulers. Aryanisation of South Asia… …   Wikipedia

  • Pataudi (Staat) — Flagge von Pataudi (1940) Kartenausschnitt aus dem Imperial Gazetteer of India …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Aitchison College — is a semi private boys boarding university preparatory school located in Lahore, Punjab, in Pakistan. Aitchison College is the descendant of the wards’ School at Ambala and the Chiefs’ Colleges.The college sprawls on a… …   Wikipedia

  • Muhammad Musa — For other uses, see Musa Khan (disambiguation). General Muhammad Musa 10th Governor of Balochistan In office 17 December 1985 – 12 March 1991 Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo Bena …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”