Azam Khan (general)
Lieutenant General Muhammad Azam Khan | |
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Minister of Food and Agriculture of Pakistan | |
In office 16 January 1960[1] – 15 April 1960[2] | |
President | Ayub Khan |
Preceded by | Md. Hafizur Rahman |
Succeeded by | K. N. Sheikh |
Personal details | |
Born | Muhammad Azam Khan 1908 Lahore Operation |
Muhammad Azam Khan (1908–1994) was a senior general of the
Early life and education
Khan was born on 1 August 1908 in Mathra,
Military career
Khan started his career being attached to the
He fought in
On 1 January 1948, he was appointed Brigadier and commander of the 25th Brigade.[10] In January 1950, he was promoted to major general and command of 10th Division at Lahore[11] Four years later he was promoted to lieutenant general.[3]
As the
He later served as the 14th Division commander in East Pakistan before joining Ayub Khan's military regime. In 1958, he took command of Pakistan Army's first filed corps, the 1 Corps, then based in Abbottabad and was subsequently promoted to lieutenant general.[3]
Political career
He supported Ayub Khan's coup d'état in 1958 first against the elected civilian government, and then against President
He was appointed as the Governor of
President of Pakistan Olympic Association
- Lieutenant General Azam Khan served as the President, Pakistan Olympic Association from 16 November 1958 to 22 September 1963.[citation needed]
Death
He died in Lahore, Pakistan in 1994.[3]
References
- ^ "PREDSIDENTAL CABINET" (PDF). cabinet.gov. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "PRESIDENTIAL CABINET" (PDF). cabinet.gov. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Khan, Lt. General Mohammad Azam". Banglapedia. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "BANGABHABAN - The President's House of Bangladesh". bangabhaban.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ a b April 1940 Indian Army List
- ^ October 1942 Most secret edition Indian Army List
- ^ April 1944 Indian Army List
- ^ History of The Baloch Regiment 1939-1946 by Major-General Rafiuudin Ahmed, p256
- ^ April 1947 Army List
- ^ The Pakistan Army 1947-49 by Major-General Shaukat Riza, p179
- ^ The Pakistan Army 1947-49 by Major-General Shaukat Riza, p183
- ^ General Azam Khan's role in 1953 Lahore riots, Dawn newspaper, Updated 21 November 2013, Retrieved 8 June 2017
- ^ Popularity of General Azam Khan in East Pakistan in the 1960s, Dawn newspaper, Published 17 May 2012, Retrieved 8 June 2017
- ^ A View from Bangladesh: Remembering Lt. Gen. Azam Khan
- ^ "Graphic Arts Institute". Banglapedia. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ISBN 9780810848634.