Rao Farman Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
| راؤ فرمان علی | |
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| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources | |
| In office 23 March 1985 – 29 May 1988 | |
| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| 3rd National Security Advisor | |
| In office 29 March 1985 – 17 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Tikka Khan |
| Succeeded by | Tariq Aziz |
| Managing Director of Fauji Foundation | |
| In office 1974–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rao Farman Ali Khan 1923 Rohtak, Punjab, British Raj (Present-day Haryana, India) |
| Died | 20 January 2004 (aged 80–81) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Westridge Cemetery |
| Citizenship |  British India (1915–1947) Pakistan (1947–2004) |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Profession | Bureaucrat |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army (1935–1947) Pakistan Army (1947–1972) |
| Years of service | 1943–1972 |
| Rank |  Major-General |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
| Battles/wars | World War II Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards | .png){kind=small} Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam_(1957-86).png){kind=small} Sitara-e-Kidmat |
| Service number | PA – 1364 |
Major General Rao Farman Ali Khan SQA SK (Urdu: راؤ فرمان علی ; January 1, 1922 – 20 January 2004) was a Pakistani military officer who is widely considered a key architect of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1][2][3]
Farman oversaw the deployment of local militias (razakars) during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[4] He testified his responsibilities in the Hamoodur Rahman Commission in 1972 but denied allegations of genocide committed in Bangladesh in spite of the Hamoodur Rahman Commission which proved the involvement of misconducts and genocide of Pakistani military personnel.[5]
Upon retirement, he joined the Fauji Foundation and founded the Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited in 1978.[6] From 1985–88, he served as petroleum minister and National Security Advisor in President Zia-ul-Haq's administration, and went into hiding after Zia's death.[6]
Farman authored a book titled How Pakistan Got Divided.[7]
- ^ Mahfuz, Asif (13 December 2014). "Rao Farman Ali's master plan". The Daily Star (newspaper). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Ibrahim, Muntassir Mamoon ; translated from Bengali by Kushal (2000). The Vanquished Generals and the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Dhaka: Somoy Prokashan. pp. 29, 70–71. ISBN 9789844582101.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Tripathi, Salil (January 2016). The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and Its Unquiet Legacy. Yale University Press. pp. 186–187. ISBN 9780300218183.
- ^ Ganguly, Sumit (April 2002). Conflict Unending: India-Pakistan Tensions Since 1947. Columbia University Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780231507400.
- ^ "Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report" (PDF). 7 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Dawn Newspaperswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Khan, Rao Farman Ali (1992). How Pakistan Got Divided by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Rao Farman Ali Khan. Jang Publishers, Lahore. ISBN 9780199406982.