(1924-12-01)1 December 1924 Rawalpindi District, Punjab Province, British India
Died
November 2023(2023-11-00) (aged 98) Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Resting place
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Nationality
Pakistani
Spouse
Khadijah Bano
Residence(s)
Westridge 1 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Alma mater
Officers' Training School (Bangalore, India)
Military service
Allegiance
British India (1946–47) Pakistan (1947–84)
Branch/service
British Indian Army Pakistan Army
Years of service
1946–1984
Rank
General
Unit
Artillery
Commands
XI Corps Peshawar
Adjutant General (AG)
IV Corps, Lahore
Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS)
Battles/wars
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards
Nishan-i-Imtiaz Hilal-i-Imtiaz Sitara-i-Basalat Order of Military Merit
Post-Retirement Work
Community Service
President Northern University, Nowshera Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa
General Sawar KhanNI(M) HI(M) SBt (Urdu: سوار خان; 1 December 1924 – November 2023) was a four-star general of the Pakistan Army who was the Governor of the largest province, Punjab and the Vice Chief of Army Staff during the era of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, when Zia was simultaneously the Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan) and the President of Pakistan.
Khan died in November 2023, at the age of 99.[1]
^"General Sawar Khan dies at 99". 24 Digital. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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British India (1946–47)
Pakistan (1947–84)
British Indian Army
Pakistan Army
General
Nishan-i-Imtiaz 
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Sitara-i-Basalat
Order of Military Merit