Attiqur Rahman
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Mohammed Attiqur Rahman MC |
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| 7th Governor of Punjab | |
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In office 1 July 1970 – 23 December 1971 |
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| President |
Agha Yahya Khan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Mustafa Khar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mohammad Attiqur Rahman 24 June 1918 Rawalpindi District, British Raj |
| Died | 1 June 1996 (aged 77) Lahore, Punjab |
| Alma mater |
St Paul's School Indian Military Academy |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam (HQA) Sitara-i-Pakistan (SPk) Military Cross (MC) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 British India Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1940–1971 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Unit | Infantry (4/12 FF Regiment) |
| Commands | Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS) 15th Infantry Division, Sialkot 7th Infantry Division, Peshawar Adjutant General (AG) 12th Infantry Division, Murree IV Corps, Multan (later Lahore) I Corps, Mangla |
| Battles/wars |
Burma Campaign Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Post-Retirement Work | Civil Servant and former Governor of the Punjab former National Accountability Bureau |
Mohammed Attique Rahman (Urdu: محمد عتیق الرحمن), MC (24 June 1918 – 1 June 1996) was a three-star lieutenant general officer in the Pakistan Army, a noted military historian, as well as a senior government official. He was the martial law administrator of West Pakistan in the General Yahya Khan's military regime as well as the last Governor of West Pakistan and implemented the dissolution of the One Unit scheme. After that, he became the Governor of Punjab province.
He was schooled at St Paul's in London and the joined then Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military Academy Dhera Dun. where he was awarded the Sword of Honor and the silver spurs as the best all-round Gentleman Cadet. Son of Lt Colonel Abdur Rahman RIAMC. Two brothers: Kaiser died shortly after birth 1915. Younger brother; Mohammed attaur rahman: major scholarship Cambridge, 4/12 frontier force Burma 1945, Ambassador of the Republic of India, Star of Hungary for his role in the Hungarian revolution 1956 awarded in 1992 died on 1st aug 2009. General Attique (Iqbal) has two daughters.
Born on 24 June 1918, he was educated at St Paul's School, London and at the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, where he was awarded the Sword of Honour. Commissioned on 1 February 1940, he joined the 4/12th Frontier Force Regiment (The fabled "Charwanja") and was posted to Thall, Kurram Agency (Ahmedzai Operations) and then to Datta Khel (Lower Tochi Operations). In November 1941 his battalion went to join General Slim's Fourteenth Army to fight in Burma. His best friend in the battalion was Major (Later on Field Marshal)SAM Maneckshaw - this was a deep and special friendship that lasted a lifetime. Attiqur Rahman saw action at Moulmein on the Salween River, at the Sittang River, at the Siege of Imphal and was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery in the face of the enemy. He was sent back to India and put through the Command and Staff College at Quetta and just before the war's end returned to Burma as DDA/QMG 33 Brigade, with 7 Division at Waw. Come to the end of the war, he was posted to the Indian Military Academy as an Instructor (GSO-2).
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