Mohd. Ayub Khan

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
AwardsVir Chakra
Other workMember of Parliament, Union Minister

Risaldar-major (Hon. Captain) Mohammed Ayub Khan VrC (1932 – 15 September 2016) was a decorated Indian Army soldier and a minister in the Government of India headed by P. V. Narasimha Rao.

Early life

He was born in 1932 in Nua village of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan.[1]

Career in the Indian Army

Like his father Iman Ali Khan and many from his district, he served in

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[3][4]

Khan was promoted

Risaldar Major on 1 February 1978,[5][6] by which time he was serving with the newly formed 86 Armoured Regiment
. He was made a Honorary Captain at the time of his retirement.

Political career

After retirement, he joined the

Member of Parliament of the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984.[7] During this tenure, he was a Member of the Public Accounts Committee and of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Defence. In his home state, he was the General Secretary of the Pradesh Congress Committee, a Member of the Coordination Committee, State Government and Congress Party, Rajasthan.[8]

He was elected for a second tenure in 1991 for the 10th Lok Sabha.[9] He served as Union minister of State for agriculture in the P. V. Narasimha Rao government from 15 September 1995 to 16 May 1996.[10][11]

Khan died on 15 September 2016 at the age of 84 years in his village Nua.[12][13] On 15 September 2019, a gate was inaugurated in the name of Ayub Khan in his native village.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Ayub Khan, the war hero who became an MP". 28 September 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 20 March 1965. p. 148.
  3. ^ "VrC citation of Mohammed Ayyub Khan". Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Gazette of India No 1" (PDF). 1 January 1966. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 2 January 1971. p. 26.
  6. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 3 June 1978. p. 546.
  7. ^ "8th Lok Sabha members list". Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Lok Sabha Members Profile - Mohd. Ayub Khan". Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. ^ "10th Lok Sabha members list". Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Ayub Khan, the war hero who became an MP". 28 September 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Council of Ministers (1947-2015)" (PDF). 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  12. ^ "1965 Indo-Pak war hero Capt Ayub Khan dies". 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  13. ^ "1965 Indo-Pak war hero Captain Ayub Khan dead". The Hindu. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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