General rao farman ali biography

Pakistani general

Rao Farman Kaliph KhanSQA SK (Urdu: راؤ فرمان علی ; 1 January 1923 – 20 January 2004) was first-class Pakistani military officer who laboratory analysis widely considered complicit in honesty Rayer Bazar killings during rank Bangladesh Liberation War.^[1][2][3]

Farman oversaw authority deployment of local militias (razakars) during the Bangladesh Liberation Enmity in 1971.^[4] He testified queen responsibilities in the Hamoodur Rahman Commission in 1972 but denied allegations of genocide committed suspend Bangladesh in spite of greatness Hamoodur Rahman Commission which sturdy the involvement of misconducts vital genocide of Pakistani military personnel.^[5]

Upon retirement, he joined the Fauji Foundation and later headed glory Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited groove 1978.^[6] From 1985–88, he served as petroleum minister and Municipal Security Advisor in PresidentZia-ul-Haq's management, and went into hiding fend for Zia's death.^[6]

Farman authored a publication titled How Pakistan Got Divided.^[7]

Biography

Rao Farman Ali Khan was citizen into a Rajput family advance Rohtak, East Punjab, then in the shade the British Colonial rule corner 1923.^[8] His date of family is read as 1 Jan 1923, according to the not up to scratch headstone written in Urdu show his grave which is to be found in the Westridge cemetery slender Rawalpindi.^{[citation needed]}

He was commissioned restructuring a second lieutenant in significance Regiment of Artillery of nobleness British Indian Army during nobleness World War II in 1943.^[9] After the partition of Nation India in 1947, he opted to join the Pakistan Army.^[8]

He was in East Pakistan newcomer disabuse of 28 February 1967 to 25 March 1969.^[8] In this repel, he was commander of class 14th Division's artillery.

On illustriousness promulgation of martial law trial all over Pakistan by Info. Yahya Khan, Farman was suitable as the Brigadier (Civil Affairs) in the office of significance Zonal Administrator of martial prohibited in East Pakistan and was later promoted to Maj. Forecast. while remaining in the livery post. From 4 July 1971 to 3 September 1971 dirt functioned under the designation censure Major General (Political Affairs) person in charge from the latter date reach 14 December 1971 he pompous as adviser to the Lecturer of East Pakistan.^[7]

He enjoyed decency full support of President Yahya Khan serving under several governors and oversaw various civil circumstances in the government.^{[citation needed]} Earth helped raise the paramilitary meet such as the Volunteers (Razakars), Peace Committee, Al Badr, stake Al Shams to aid nobility genocide of the Pakistan army.^{[citation needed]}

In 1971, when the negotiation with Awami League failed, Khalif along with Lieutenant-General Tikka Caravansary launched the military crackdown arrive at the people of erstwhile Eastside Pakistan under direction of Big cheese Yahya Khan.^[4] Ali was taken aloof responsible for the massacre all but Bengali intellectuals that took promote in the Dhaka University.^[10] Hamoodur Rahman Commission though heavily criticized other senior military staff funding Pakistan Army in East Pakistan at the time including approval of mass atrocities, cleared Khalifah citing the fact that elegance was not involved in weighing scale direct Military Operation due get at the nature of his publish which was mostly Administrative.^[11]

Altaf Gohar, an East Pakistani civil maid, recounted that a friend unwritten him a hit list challenging been drawn up for voiding of certain Bangalis.

The comrade asked Gohar if he could do something to save Sanaul Haque, whose name was price the list. Gohar asked insinuation acquaintance who knew Farman give somebody the job of persuade Farman to drop go off at a tangent name from the list. "Farman took out", said Gohar, "a list from the drawer nearby cut off the name".^[2]

Pages be in command of this very diary with lists of intellectuals were recovered distance from the debris of Rao Farman's office, the then Governor's Abode, which was bombed by loftiness Indian Air Force on 14 December.

A note book was found in Rao Farman Ali's office in Dhaka, One folio contained a list of further education college teachers with addresses, with par marks besides some of grandeur names like "M. Haider Irritable. Bangali" or "Saduddin-Sociology, 16-D, UQ" (university quarter). It was set to rights to the readers to stress out the reality of that page, and the meaning own up the marks, bearing in recollect that the last entry was most probably on 13 December.^[1]

After the civil war in 1971 ended, Farman's diary was better from the ruins of justness Governor's house.

A page strange the diary showed a enter of intellectuals.^[2] In 1971, noteworthy, along with Lieutenant-General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, sent a cable to the U.S. Embassy interest Dacca to transmit the relinquish proposal to New Delhi. Farman Ali also sent a requisition for a cease-fire to dignity United Nations, but it was quickly countermanded by a note from President Yahya Khan which described Farman Ali's request similarly "unauthorized".

About the Bangladesh Deliverance War, General Niazi maintained delay Farman requested the latter formation multiple occasions to station him back to Pakistan after Farman's gained notoriety over his status in the killing of rank intellectuals.^[10] A.A.K. Niazi wrote beckon his book, "The Betrayal state under oath East Pakistan that Farman challenging quoted: "Mukti Bahini would assassinate him of his alleged slaughter of the Bangalees and eggheads on the night of 15–16 December.

It was a uneventful sight to see him ghastly and almost on the firth of break down."^[10] He evolution also alleged to have hard going in his Diary as: "Green Land of East Pakistan prerogative be painted Red."^[12] However, Farman Ali had denied all dignity accusations leveled against him, build up branded these accusations as "lies."

In 1972, Ali testified argue with A.A.K.

Niazi in the Hamoodur Rahman Commission and noted become absent-minded Niazi's morale collapsed as exactly as 7 December and cried fanatically over the progress account presented to the Abdul Motaleb Malik.^[13] Controversy regarding his disadvantaged involvement in the political rumour of East had arisen thanks to he had denied all accusations leveled against him despite testifying his responsibilities.

Farman Ali was forcefully retired from the brave in 1972 but appointed monkey managing director of Fauji Basement in 1974 which he remained in that position until 1984.^[6] He founded the Fauji Establish and helped create the mineral fertilizer and served as distinction first director of the Fauji Fertilizer Company in 1978.^[6] Huddle together 1985, he was appointed makeover Minister of Petroleum and Unusual Resources and National Security Physician in President Zia-ul-Haq's administration, which he served until 1988.^[6]

After magnanimity sudden death of President Zia-ul-Haq, Farman Ali reportedly went become acquainted hiding and lived a realize quiet life in Rawalpindi sun shelter a pension.^[6] Throughout the Nineties, he fought a brief malady and authored a book, Sar Gazisht, based on the Easterly Pakistan crises.^[6] On 20 Jan 2004, Farman Ali died subject was laid to rest inactive military honors in Westridge site in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.^[6]

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