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Rana Talia Muhammad Khan 1884-1959 | |
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| Born | 14 December 1884 Patiala, Punjab, British Indian Empire |
| Died | 1959 |
| Citizenship |  Pakistani (post-1947) British Indian (pre-1947) |
| Occupation(s) | Inspector-General of Police Patiala State and North West Frontier Province and Major in Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides, British Indian Army |
| Known for | First Muslim Inspector-General of Police in British India |
| Children | Bakhtiar Rana (son) Begum Akhtar Sultan (daughter) Dildar Rana (son) Begum Qamar Sultan (daughter) Nisar Rana (son) Begum Riffat (daughter) |
Khan Bahadur Rana Talia Muhammad Khan, O.B.E.[1] (14 December 1884 – 1959) was the first Muslim Inspector-General of Police in British India, serving as Inspector-General of Police of Patiala State[2] and the North-West Frontier Province and a former British Indian Army officer.[1] He served famously as Superintendent of Police, Kohat and District Officer, Frontier Constabulary, Hangu[3] and, during the Second World War, as a Major in Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides, British Indian Army (now the Guides Cavalry in the Pakistan Army).
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- ^ J. A. Robinson, Notes on Nomad Tribes of Eastern Afghanistan", Gosha-e-Adam, 1978, p. 187