Mohammad Rahim Khan
Mohammad Rahim Khan | |
|---|---|
| 14th Defence Secretary | |
| In office November 1980 – December 1981 | |
| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Rasheed ud Din Arshad |
| Commandant National Defence College | |
| In office 20 July 1974 – 31 August 1975 | |
| Military career | |
| Born | Rawalakot, Jammu and Kashmir, British India (now Azad Kashmir, Pakistan) |
| Died | 2020, age 96 |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch | Pakistan Army |
| Rank | Major general |
| Unit | 39 Infantry Division |
| Commands | Chandpur, East Pakistan |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 |
| Alma mater | Staff College, Camberley |
| Spouse(s) |
Kamala Isaac
(m. 1945; died 2007) |
| Other work | Chairperson of Pakistan International Airlines and Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Personal details | |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Pakistan |
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Mohammad Rahim Khan HJ was a two star Pakistani military general, diplomat, and later civil servant who served as the 14th defence secretary of Pakistan from November 1980 to December 1981. Before the partition of the Indian subcontinent, he served in the British Indian Army twice in 1943 with the second appointment in 1951. General Rahim also remained CGS of Pakistan Army. He has also served as president of the National Defence College from July 1974 to August 1975.