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Pakistani civil servant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sultan Mohammed Khan (19 February 1919 – 8 November 2010) was a Pakistani civil servant and British India Army officer who served as a Foreign Secretary of Pakistan.[1] He was also Pakistan's ambassador to the United States in the Nixon[2] and Jimmy Carter presidency.[3]
Sultan Mohammed Khan | |
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10th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan | |
In office 1 July 1970 – 31 March 1972 | |
President | Yahya Khan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Preceded by | S.M Yusuf |
Succeeded by | Iftikhar Ali |
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 15 May 1972 – 8 December 1973 | |
President | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Preceded by | N.A.M Raza |
Succeeded by | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Jaora, Undivided India | 19 February 1919
Died | 8 November 2010 91) | (aged
Nationality | Pakistani |
Spouse | Abeda Sultan Khan |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Ewing Christian College |
Occupation | Civil servant Foreign service officer |
Sultan Mohammed Khan was born in Jaora State, British India, on 19 February 1919. He received his bachelor's degree from Ewing Christian College.[4]
Sultan Mohammed Khan joined the British Indian army as an officer cadet and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 4th Indian Grenadiers, during World War II he served in India and the Malays-Indonesia front.[4] He took an early release from the British Indian army as a major and after independence of Pakistan from the British, Khan joined the Pakistan's foreign service.[4]
During his career as a diplomat, he served as a Pakistan ambassador to the United States, Canada, China, and Japan.[5]
He married daughter of Jaora State ruler, Nawabzadi Abeda Sultan, in 1943.[4] The couple had four children. He emigrated to the United States and lived a retired life in Maryland, United States.[4]
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