Ghulam Jilani Khan
| Ghulam Jilani Khan | |
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| 14th Governor of Punjab | |
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In office 1 May 1980 – 30 December 1985 |
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| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Sawar Khan |
| Succeeded by | Sajjad Hussain Qureshi |
| Secretary General, Ministry of Defence | |
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In office 6 October 1977 – 4 April 1980 |
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| President | General Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Riaz |
| Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence | |
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In office 16 December 1971 – 16 September 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Akbar Khan |
| Succeeded by | Rahim Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ghulam Jilani Khan, Urdu: غلام جيلانى خان 1925 British Indian Empire |
| Died | 1999 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality |
 British India Pakistan
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| Children | Shaukat Jilani Khan, Usman Jilani Khan, Saulat Jilani Khan, Omer Jilani Khan and Sadia Jilani Khan |
| Alma mater | Indian Military Academy |
| Occupation | Soldier and military administrator |
| Cabinet | Zia military government |
| Religion | Islam |
| Awards |
 Sitara-e-Jurat
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
British India Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1944–1985 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant-General
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| Unit |
10th Baluch Regiment Military Intelligence Corps |
| Commands |
Military Intelligence (MI) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) |
| Battles/wars |
Second World War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Other work | Founder, Chand Bagh School |
Ghulam Jilani Khan (1925–1999), Urdu: غلام جيلانى خان, more widely known as Ghulam Jillani, was a three-star lieutenant general officer in the Pakistan Army who served as the fourteenth Governor of Punjab Province and eleventh Defence Secretary of Pakistan in the of President General Zia-ul-Haq.
Jilani was a junior officer in the Indian Army and served with distinction in the Second World War, then with the independence of 1947 opted for Pakistan and took a leave of absence to join the fighting in Kashmir as an irregular. He joined the Military Intelligence Directorate and commanded field operations in the 1965 and 1971 wars against India. In 1971 he assumed the directorship of the Directorate-General for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). After six years there, he assisted General Zia in the operation code-named Fair Play to remove Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, subsequently joining Zia's military administration as Secretary General at the Ministry of Defence. In 1980 he was appointed martial law administrator and Governor of the Punjab Province, which he governed until 1985.
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