Rao Farman Ali information

Major General
Rao Farman Ali Khan
SQA SK
Major General Rao Farman Ali Khan SQA SK
راؤ فرمان علی
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 Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh genocide;
Awards	Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam; 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 Newspapers was 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.

[The_Daily_Star-1] Mahfuz, Asif (13 December 2014). "Rao Farman Ali's master plan". The Daily Star (newspaper). Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[Somoy_Prokashan-2] 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)

[Yale_University_Press-3] 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.

[Columbia_University_Press-4] Ganguly, Sumit (April 2002). Conflict Unending: India-Pakistan Tensions Since 1947. Columbia University Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780231507400.

[5] "Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report" (PDF). 7 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[Dawn_Newspapers-6] Cite error: The named reference Dawn Newspapers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Pakistan_Divided-7] Khan, Rao Farman Ali (1992). How Pakistan Got Divided by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Rao Farman Ali Khan. Jang Publishers, Lahore. ISBN 9780199406982.

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Major General Rao Farman Ali Khan SQA SK
راؤ فرمان علی


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(2004-01-20) (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 Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh genocide
Awards	Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Kidmat
Service number	PA – 1364