Rao Farman Ali
Rao Farman Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
| راؤ فرمان علی | |
Rao Farman Ali in 1971 | |
| 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 1 January 1923 Rohtak, Punjab, British Raj (Present-day Haryana, India) |
| Died | 20 January 2004 (aged 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 | |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Kidmat |
| Service number | PA – 1364 |
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Rao Farman Ali Khan SQA SK (Urdu: راؤ فرمان علی ; 1 January 1923 – 20 January 2004) was a Pakistani military officer who is widely considered complicit in the Rayer Bazar killings during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Farman oversaw the deployment of local militias (razakars) during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. 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.
Upon retirement, he joined the Fauji Foundation and later headed the Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited in 1978. 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.
Farman authored a book titled How Pakistan Got Divided.