Rahimuddin Khan
| Rahimuddin Khan | |
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| رحیم الدین خان | |
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| 7th Governor of Balochistan | |
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In office 18 September 1978 – 22 March 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Khuda Buksh Marri |
| Succeeded by | Sardar F. S. Khan Lodi |
| 16th Governor of Sindh | |
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In office 24 June 1988 – 11 September 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Ashraf W. Tabani |
| Succeeded by | Qadeeruddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 July 1924 Qaimganj, United Provinces, British India (now India) |
| Alma mater |
Jamia Millia Islamia Command and General Staff College |
| Religion | Islam |
| Awards |
 Sitara-e-Basalat Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (military)
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan |
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1950 – 1987 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit | Baloch Regiment |
| Commands |
111 Brigade, Rawalpindi II Corps, Multan Ras Koh nuclear test sites 8th Army Infantry Division Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee |
| Battles/wars |
Lahore riots of 1953 Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 Balochistan conflict Soviet war in Afghanistan |
Rahimuddin Khan (born 21 July 1924) is a Pakistani four-star general who served as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakistan Army from 1984 to 1987, after serving as the 7th Governor of Balochistan from 1978 to 1984. He also served as the 16th Governor of Sindh in 1988.
As Balochistan's longest-serving governor, Rahimuddin ended the 1973 operation in Balochistan, declaring a general amnesty and military withdrawal in 1978. His tenure saw widespread economic development and the halting of the Baloch insurgency, but was controversial for suppressing the Afghan mujahideen entering the province during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
Rahimuddin Khan was born in Qaimganj, United Provinces, India, in the majority Afridi Pashtun community that migrated from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was the nephew of educationist Zakir Hussain, later the President of India, and the son-in-law of educationist Mahmud Hussain. He attended Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi, founded by Zakir Hussain. He opted for Pakistan during independence in 1947, enrolled as Gentleman Cadet-1 of the Pakistan Military Academy. As captain, he helped enforce martial law in Lahore during the 1953 Lahore riots.
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