Farrakh Khan

Lieutenant General Farrakh Khan

Lieutenant General (R) Farrakh Khan (12 December 1938 – 25 June 2016) was a general of the Pakistan Army, who served as a former Chief of General Staff from 1991 to 1994.[1]

Early life

Farrakh Khan was born to a Bhatti Muslim Rajput family from Hasan Abdal in the Attock area of Punjab, British India in 1938. His father was Chaudhary Surdar, a local contractor. His early education came at Burn Hall School, Abottabad, from around 1948-1957, in the Pakistan. He briefly joined Government College in Lahore, but was selected for the Pakistan Army and enrolled at the Pakistan Military Academy.

Career

In 1959, Khan joined the Pakistan Army as a subaltern in a Pakistani cavalry (armored) regiment.[2]

Captain

He fought the 1965 Indo-Pak War as a young Captain. Former National Security Advisor General Mehmood Ali Durani stated, With an excellent commanding officer and sound senior officers, our Regiment 25 Cavalry was jelled into a highly professional force which proved its mettle in the 1965 war with India and earned the title of ‘Men of Steel’. Naturally, Captain Farrakh Khan played a pivotal role in maintaining the tank strength of our regiment, in spite of a very high rate of attrition.[2]

After the 1965 war, Khan kept climbing the professional ladder, holding several command posts.[2] His more prominent postings include:

Director General (Punjab Rangers)

Khan was appointed Director-General (DG) Rangers (Punjab) where he served from 1984 to 1985.[3]

Chief of General Staff

On his promotion as Lieutenant-General, Khan served as Corps Commander at Peshawar. He was then appointed as Chief of General Staff where he served from 1991 to 1994.

Death

He died at the CMH (Combined Military Hospital), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Saturday, 25 June 2016.[4] His was buried in the Army Graveyard, Rawalpindi on 26 June 2016.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Press Report on Chiefs of General Staff of Pakistan Army". The News Pakistan. April 11th 2015. Retrieved October 8th 2015. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 "'A Farewell'". 4 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Pakistan Rangers (Punjab)".
  4. ↑ 'The News' Islamabad, Sunday, 26th June, page 3 Obituary; 'The Rawalpindi Evening Post', June 25th 2016; several news channels in Pakistan
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