Jahandad Khan (general) explained

Jahandad Khan
Office:14th Governor of Sindh
Term Start:7 April 1984
Term End:4 January 1987
Predecessor:S.M. Abbasi
Successor:Ashraf W. Tabani
President:Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Primeminister:Muhammad Khan Junejo
Office1:Founder President Al-Shifa Trust
Term Start1:1985
Term End1:2011
Rank: Lieutenant-General
Serviceyears:1951–1984
Birth Date:April 1, 1929
Birth Place:Malhoo
Death Date:February 13, 2011
Death Place:Rawalpindi
Awards:

Honorific Prefix:Lieutenant General

Jahandad Khan (ur|{{Nastaliq|جہانداد خان, 1929 – 2011) was a Pakistani military officer who served as the 14th Governor of Sindh.[1] He was founder of Al-Shifa Trust. Jahandad Khan also served as chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society.[2]

Career

Military

Jahan Dad Khan passed out from Pakistan Military Academy Kakul in 1951 and commissioned in the Regiment of Artillery. He went through normal command, staff and instructional assignments during his military career. He retired in 1984 as lieutenant-general after 33 years of service.[3]

Bibliography

Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz(Civilian)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Hilal-e-Imtiaz(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Basalat(Star of Good Conduct)
Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War(War Star 1965)Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War(War Star 1971)Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War(War Medal 1965)Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War(War Medal 1971)
Pakistan Tamgha(Pakistan Medal)

1947

Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976

Tamgha-e-Jamhuria(Republic Commemoration Medal)

1956

Hijri Tamgha(Hijri Medal)

1979

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sindh Governor. House. Governors. Government of Sindh. 22 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Jahandad Khan laid to rest. dawn.com. dawn. 22 May 2018. English. 13 February 2011.
  3. Web site: Alshifa. Eye. Founder President. alshifaeye.org. Al Shifa Trust Eye Hospital. 23 May 2018.
  4. Book: Jahandad Khan. Pakistan leadership challenges. 28 June 2001. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-579587-5.
  5. Book: Jahandad Khan. Depart with a Smile. 2005. Jang.