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General Tikka Khan

Tikka Khan
ٹکا خان
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General Tikka Khan (1915–2002)
Governor of Punjab
In office
9 December 1988 – 6 August 1990
President Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Preceded by S.J. Qureshi
Succeeded by Muhammad Azhar
National Security Advisor
In office
1 March 1976 – 4 July 1977
President Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded by Ghulam Omar
Succeeded by Rao Farman Ali
Chief of Army Staff
In office
3 March 1972 – 1 March 1976
Preceded by Lt.Gen Gul Hassan
Succeeded by Gen. Zia-ul-Haq
Governor of East Pakistan
In office
6 April 1971 – 31 August 1971
President Yahya Khan
Preceded by Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
Succeeded by Abdul Motaleb Malik
Personal details
Born Tikka Khan
(1915-02-10)10 February 1915
Kallar Syedan, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, British India
Died 28 March 2002(2002-03-28) (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 Yellow Crescent, Symbol of Islam.png Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam
Order of Pakistan.png Sitara-e-Pakistan
Nishan-e-Imtiaz Ribbon.png Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Military service
Nickname(s) Butcher of Bengal
Service/branch  British Indian Army (1935–1947)
 Pakistan Army (1947–1976)
Years of service 1935–1976
Rank OF-9 Pakistan Army.svg US-O10 insignia.svg 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

World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Military awards Hilal-Jurat Ribbon.gif Hilal-i-Jurat (HJ)
Service number PA – 124

World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

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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