Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
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General the Right Honourable The Lord Ismay KG GCB CH DSO PC |
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| 1st Secretary General of NATO | |
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In office 1952–1957 |
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| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Paul-Henri Spaak |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | |
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In office 28 October 1951 – 12 March 1952 |
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| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Patrick Gordon Walker |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Member of the House of Lords as Baron Ismay |
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In office 6 February 1947 – 17 December 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | Peerage extinct |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Hastings Lionel Ismay 21 June 1887 Naini Tāl, India |
| Died | 17 December 1965 (aged 78) Wormington Grange, near Stanton, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Kathleen Clegg |
| Awards |
Knight of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Order of the Companions of Honour Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
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| Nickname(s) | Pug |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army British Army
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| Years of service | 1905–1946 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands | Secretary General of NATO |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
General Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, KG, GCB, CH, DSO, PC, DL (21 June 1887 – 17 December 1965), nicknamed Pug, was a British Indian Army officer and diplomat, remembered primarily for his role as Winston Churchill's chief military assistant during the Second World War and his service as the first Secretary General of NATO from 1952 to 1957.
Ismay was born in Nainital, India in 1887, and educated in the United Kingdom at the Charterhouse School and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After Sandhurst, he joined the Indian Army as an officer of the 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry. During the First World War, he served with the Camel Corps in British Somaliland, where he joined in the British fight against the "Mad Mullah", Mohammed Abdullah Hassan. In 1925, Ismay became an Assistant Secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence (CID). After being promoted to the rank of colonel, he served as the military secretary for Lord Willingdon, the Viceroy of India, then returned to the CID as Deputy Secretary in 1936.
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