General Tikka Khan
| Tikka Khan ٹکا خان |
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General Tikka Khan (1915–2002)
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| Governor of Punjab | |
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In office 9 December 1988 – 6 August 1990 |
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| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Preceded by | S.J. Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Azhar |
| National Security Advisor | |
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In office 1 March 1976 – 4 July 1977 |
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| President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Omar |
| Succeeded by | Rao Farman Ali |
| Chief of Army Staff | |
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In office 3 March 1972 – 1 March 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Lt.Gen Gul Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Gen. Zia-ul-Haq |
| Governor of East Pakistan | |
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In office 6 April 1971 – 31 August 1971 |
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| President | Yahya Khan |
| Preceded by | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Motaleb Malik |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Tikka Khan 10 February 1915 Kallar Syedan, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 28 March 2002 (aged 87) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Westridge cemetery |
| Citizenship |
India (1915–1947) Pakistan (1947–2002) |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party (1976–1990) |
| Civilian awards |
 Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Pakistan Hilal-i-Imtiaz
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| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Butcher of Bengal |
| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army (1935–1947) Pakistan Army (1947–1976)
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| Years of service | 1935–1976 |
| Rank |
  General |
| Unit | 2nd Field Regiment, Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands |
Eastern Command IV Corps II Strike Corps 8th Infantry Division, Rann of Kutch 15th Infantry Division, Sialkot |
| Battles/wars | |
| Military awards |
 Hilal-i-Jurat (HJ) |
| Service number | PA – 124 |
World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
General Tikka Khan (Punjabi, Urdu: ٹکا خان; 10 February 1915 – 28 March 2002) HJ, S.Pk, was a four-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army who served as the first chief of army staff from 3 March 1972 till retiring on 1 March 1976.
Gaining commissioned as an artillery officer in the British Indian Army to participate in World War II in 1940, his military career commanded the infantry divisions in the war with India in 1965. In 1969, he was posted to command the IV Corps while acting as martial law administrator in West Pakistan under President Yahya Khan. In 1971, he took over the command of unified Eastern Command in East Pakistan and appointed as Governor of East Pakistan where he oversaw the planning and the military deployments to execute the military operations to quell the liberation war efforts by Awami League. His tough rhetoric to deal with political enemies earned him the notoriety and a nickname of "Butcher of Bengal", and was soon relieved of his command by President Yahya Khan.
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