Attiqur Rahman

Lieutenant General
Mohammed Attiqur Rahman
HQA SPk MC
Lieutenant General Mohammed Attiqur Rahman HQA SPk MC
11th & 14th Governor of Punjab
	In office; 1 July 1970 – 23 December 1971
President	Agha Yahya Khan; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto;
Preceded by	Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani
Succeeded by	Ghulam Mustafa Khar
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Attiqur Rahman; 24 June 1918; Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Died	1 June 1996 (aged 77); Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma mater	St Paul's School; Indian Military Academy;
Awards	Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam; Sitara-e-Pakistan; Military Cross
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1940–1947); Pakistan (1947–1971);
Branch/service	British Indian Army; Pakistan Army;
Years of service	1940–1971
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Infantry (4/12 FF Regiment)
Commands	Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS); 15th Infantry Division, Sialkot; 7th Infantry Division, Peshawar; Adjutant General (AG); 12th Infantry Division, Murree; IV Corps, Multan (later Lahore); I Corps, Mangla;
Battles/wars	World War II Burma campaign; ; Indo-Pakistani War of 1947; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971;
Post-Retirement Work	Civil servant and former Governor of the Punjab, former National Accountability Bureau

Mohammed Attiqur Rahman (Punjabi, Urdu: محمد عتیق الرحمان) (24 June 1918 – 1 June 1996), also known by his nickname as General Turk, was a senior general in the Pakistan Army, a noted military historian, and a senior government official. He was the martial law administrator (MLA) of West Pakistan in General Yahya Khan's military regime. He was educated at St.Paul's school, London and joined IMA in 1939 with a sword of Honour and then joined 4th/12th FFR. He was the last Governor of West Pakistan and implemented the dissolution of the One Unit scheme, after which he became the first Governor of Punjab province.

Lieutenant General Mohammed Attiqur Rahman HQA SPk MC


11th & 14th Governor of Punjab
In office 1 July 1970 – 23 December 1971
President	Agha Yahya Khan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded by	Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani
Succeeded by	Ghulam Mustafa Khar

Personal details
Born	Mohammad Attiqur Rahman (1918-06-24)24 June 1918 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Died	1 June 1996(1996-06-01) (aged 77) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma mater	St Paul's School Indian Military Academy
Awards	Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Pakistan Military Cross
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1940–1947) Pakistan (1947–1971)
Branch/service	British Indian Army Pakistan Army
Years of service	1940–1971
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Infantry (4/12 FF Regiment)
Commands	Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS) 15th Infantry Division, Sialkot 7th Infantry Division, Peshawar Adjutant General (AG) 12th Infantry Division, Murree IV Corps, Multan (later Lahore) I Corps, Mangla
Battles/wars	World War II Burma campaign Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Post-Retirement Work	Civil servant and former Governor of the Punjab, former National Accountability Bureau