Habibullah Khan Khattak

Habibullah Khan Khattak
Born	Wana, Waziristan, India
Allegiance	United Kingdom  Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army British Indian Army
Years of service	1935–1959
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	12th Battalion The Baloch Regiment
Commands held	1 Bihar Chief of Staff (Pakistan Army)
Battles/wars	World War II Burma Campaign
Awards	Sitara-e-Pakistan
Other work	Industrialist and Politician

Lieutenant General Habibullah Khan Khattak also known as Muhammad Habibullah Khan (October 17, 1913 – 1994) was born in Wana, Waziristan, British India, now part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan.

He was the son of Khan Bahadur Kuli Khan Khattak,and a younger brother of former Governor NWFP Aslam Khattak,former Federal Minister Yusuf Khattak and Kulsum Saifullah.

His son Ali Kuli Khan Khattak also rose to the rank of Lt Gen and retired as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) in 1998. His son like him belonged to the famed Baloch Regiment.

Military Career pre-WW2

After completing intermediate education from Islamia College, Peshawar, he was one of the 25 people selected from British India for the first course at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant 1 February 1935 and attached to the 2nd battalion South Staffordshire Regiment 24 February 1935.^[1] He was posted to his permanent British Indian Army unit, 5th battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment on 24 February 1936.^[2] His seniority as a Second Lieutenant was antedated to 4 February 1934 and he was promoted Lieutenant 4 May 1936.^[3]

Action in World War

He was promoted Captain 4 February 1942.^[4] By April 1944 he was serving with the Bihar Regiment.^[5] During the World War II he campaigned in Burma and was amongst a handful of Indian officers to have commanded an infantry battalion at war. He was mentioned in dispatches for service in Burma in the London Gazette 10 January 1946 as temporary Major, Bihar regiment.

Pakistan Army career

His meteoric rise in Pakistan Army saw him as a two-star general at the age of 40 and at this rank he held the appointment of a Divisional Commander, Chief of Training Pakistan Army, Chief of General Staff and the first Military Commander of the Baghdad Pact. In December 1958, he graduated from the Imperial Defence College, London (now the RCDS) and was promoted to Lieutenant General rank and appointed as Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army. He was prematurely retired in October 1959 at the age of 46.

For his services, he was awarded the 3rd highest Civilian Award of Sitara-e-Pakistan, which follows Nishan-e Pakistan and Hilal-e-Pakistan.

In 1991, he was invited by the regiment he had commanded, the Bihar Regiment of Indian Army to participate in its Golden Jubilee. He attended the ceremonies.

Politics

After his premature retirement from the Army, Khattak became closely involved in the private industry sector through his company Bibojee Group. He also served as a federal minister during Zia-ul Haq's time and made an abortive attempt to contest elections from his home constituency of Karak.

External links

• http://www.Bibojee.com

References

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Preceded by Sher Ali Khan Pataudi	Chief of General Staff	Succeeded by Yahya Khan

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Persondata
Name	Khattak, Habibullah Khan
Alternative names
Short description	Pakistani general
Date of birth	October 17, 1913
Place of birth	Wana, Waziristan, Pakistan
Date of death	1994
Place of death