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Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan


Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan (1913–1978) was an Indian nationalist during British colonial rule of India, an officer in the Indian National Army (INA) who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". Along with Gen. Shah Nawaz Khan, Col. Prem Kumar Sahgal & Col. Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, he was tried by the British at the end of World War II in the INA trials that began on 5 November 1945 at Red Fort. Rahman also played an important role in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Khan later participated in the war to liberate Kashmir from Dogra rule, fighting against Maharaja Hari Singh's Dogra army and conquering Bhimber in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. During the Jammu & Kashmir agitation, he trained many people of the area as Mujahids to fight against the Dogra army in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.

In recognition of his contribution to the independence movement the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government awarded Khan the following honours:

The Degree college of Bhimber is named after him.

Government of Pakistan awarded him the civil and military honours:

Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan, son of Raja Manzoor Ahmad Khan was born into a well-known Chib Rajput family in the village of Panjeri, District Bhimber in Kashmir, India on 22 December 1913. His Maternal grand father zaildar Raja Rahamdad Khan was the Wazir in the court of Maharaja Pratap Singh, the then Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir; his maternal uncles were Raja Mohammad Sarwar Wazir Wazarat in the court of maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Udaimpur, Gen. Raja Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Alwar State, Capt. Raja Fazal Rahman, Member Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly and Col. Dr Raja Mohammad Sharif.


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