Rao Farman Ali
| Rao Farman Ali | |
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| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources | |
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In office 23 March 1985 – 29 May 1988 |
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| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Junejo |
| National Security Advisor | |
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In office 29 March 1985 – 17 August 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Tikka Khan |
| Succeeded by | Tariq Aziz |
| Managing Director of Fauji Foundation | |
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In office 1974–1985 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Rao Farman Ali Khan January 1, 1922 Rohtak, East Punjab, British India Present-day Haryana, India |
| Died | January 20, 2004 (aged 82) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Army Cemetery |
| Citizenship |
Indian (1915–1947) Pakistan (1947–2004) |
| Profession | Military Service |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army (1935–1947) Pakistan Army (1947–1972)
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| Years of service | 1942–1972 |
| Rank |
  Major-General
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| Unit | 1st Mountain Regiment, Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands |
26th Field Regiment Artillery Dy.Dir. Military Operations C.O. Artillery 14th Division Advisor Civil Affairs East Pakistan |
| Battles/wars | |
| Service number | PA – 1364 |
World War II
Bangladesh Liberation War
Major-General Rao Farman Ali Khan (Urdu: راؤ فرمان علی; English IPA: Rəoʊ Fərmən ɑlɪ; 1 January 1923 – January 20, 2004), was a two-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army and former political figure who is widely accused as a "conspirator" of the civil war in East Pakistan and one of directly responsible of committing the mass atrocities in East Pakistan.
Commissioned in 1942 as a forward observer in Regiment of Artillery, he served as military adviser to the East Pakistani military, and oversaw the deployment of military police aided with the Volunteers during the civil war unrest in East Pakistan in 1970–71. He testified his responsibilities in the Hamoodur Rahman Commission in 1972 but denied allegations of mass atrocities committed in East Pakistan in spite of Commission proved the involvement of misconducts and atrocities of Pakistani military personnel.
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