- Tassadaq Hussain Khan
Tassadaq Hussain Khan was born in village
Rehara ofPoonch District ofAzad Kashmir ,Pakistan .Early career
He joined the
British Indian Army as a 2nd Lt.After independence, he joined the
Pakistan Army . He fought in the 1965 war withIndia and was with the Pakistan Army Units that had captured Indian territory. He had his career in theBaloch Regiment of Pakistan Army. He was a member of the Attock Conspiracy to overthrow the dictatorship of GeneralAyub Khan .He was followed in the Baloch Regiment by his son Captain Riaz Hussain Khan, who was severely injured in
East Pakistan during the war in 1971. Captain Riaz, like his father fought valiantly for Pakistan. Captain Riaz died during 1999, inRawalpindi , Pakistan.Army of Oman
After retirement from Pakistan Army, he was commissioned to lead the Armed forces of the Sultanate of
Oman . During his term as Commander In Chief of the Army of Oman, Khan, led a coup against the Sultan, the coup was unsuccessful. Khan was airlifted out of Oman to Pakistan, by the Government of Pakistan. This coup was instrumental in removing the autocratic Government of the Sultan who was then succeeded by his Son the reformer. He was a friend of theShah of Iran among others in the Middle East.After retiring from the Army in Oman, he got employment for thousands of people from the
Sudhan tribe.He was a fierce nationalist who believed in the rights of the people of
Kashmir , in particular the Sudhan tribe.Political career
He joined the
Tehrik-e-Istiqlal , political party ofAir Marshal Asghar Khan and fiercely opposed the dictatorship ofMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq .He has five daughters and two sons. Most of his children live in the United States or in England. His daughter, Nasreen Tasadaq Khan currently residing in Utah USA, was the first one to win a gold medal in the Masters of English in the Punjab University. Thereby starting a flood gate of men and women of the
Sudhun tribe who won medals in the fields of study and scholarship.He died on
October 27 ,1980 inRawalpindi , Pakistan.
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