Arshad Sami Khan
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Ambassador Arshad Sami Khan
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| Birth name | Arshad Sami Khan |
| Born | 8 January 1942 |
| Died | 22 June 2009 (aged 67) |
| Service/branch |
Pakistan Air Force Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Culture Commissioner General of Pakistan |
| Awards |
Sitara-e-Jurat Sitara-i-Imtiaz (posthumous; 2012) Military Medal of Honour from King Hussain of Jordan Military Medal of Honour from the Shah of Iran Military Medal of Honour from Turkey Special Medal for Services to Humanity from the United Nations |
| Spouse(s) | Naureen Sami Khan |
| Other work | Diplomat, Bureaucrat, author |
Arshad Sami Khan (Urdu ارشد سمیع خان); (January 8, 1942 – June 22, 2009) was a Pakistani diplomat, bureaucrat and soldier. He started his career as a Pakistan Air Force fighter pilot and later served 3 Presidents of Pakistan as their aide-de-comp (A.D.C.) and later went on to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he served 3 Presidents and 4 Prime ministers as chief of protocol. He was later appointed as a diplomatic ambassador of Pakistan to 14 countries. This was followed by his appointment as the first Commissioner General of Pakistan. He was also Federal Secretary of Culture and retired as a top Grade-22 bureaucratic officer. He was also the father of singer and music composer Adnan Sami.
Born in January 1942, Arshad Sami Khan was a distinguished member of the . His father General Mehfooz Jan hailed from Herat, Afghanistan and was the governor of 4 provinces in Afghanistan, namely Herat, Kabul, Jalalabad and Balkh, under the Reign of King Amanullah Khan. Khan's Grand father General Ahmed Jan was the Military Adviser to King Abdur Rahman Khan. General Ahmed Jan was the conqueror of Kafiristan and named it Nuristan. However, at the time of the famous Bacha Saqqa revolution in Afghanistan, Arshad's father General Mehfooz Jan was assassinated. The family therefore migrated to Peshawar which was a part of British India at that time. He was of Pashtun origin. Arshad was married to Naureen Sami Khan. Together they have two sons. Their elder son, Adnan Sami, is a famous Singer and Music Composer based in Mumbai. Their younger son's name is Junaid Sami Khan.
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