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Akbar Khan (general, born 1912)

Pakistan Army general (1912–1993)

For other people named Akbar Khan, see Akbar Khan (disambiguation).

Akbar Khan, DSO (1912–1993) was a decorated officer of the British Indian Army and later Pakistan Army. He commanded the Kashmiri rebels and Pashtun irregulars in the First Kashmir War under the pseudonym 'General Tariq'.[1][2] In 1951, he was convicted of an attempted coup that came to be known as the Rawalpindi Conspiracy, and served a five-year prison sentence. Later he served as the Chief of National Security under prime ministerZulfikar Ali Bhutto. Under his guidance, the Army quelled the Baloch Insurgency during the early mid-1970s.

Early life and the army

Akbar Khan was born on 1 December 1912,[3] in the village of Utmanzai in the district of Charsadda. He was the son of Muhammad Akram Khan. He belonged to the affluent Pashtun family of the Utmanzais (Parichkhail Family), a sub-clan of the larger Kheshgi tribe.[4]

Waziristan War of 1937 and Second World War

He took part in

Akbar Khan (director)

Indian actor, screenwriter, film producer, director (1949–2023)

For other uses, see Akbar Khan.

Akbar Khan (born 7 July 1949) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He is the youngest brother of the Indian actor, producer, editor and director, Feroz Khan and Sanjay Khan.

Early life

Akbar was born on 7 July 1949, in Bangalore, India, to Sadiq Ali Khan and Fatima. His father was an Afghan from Ghazni, Afghanistan, while his mother had Persian ancestry from Iran. His brothers are the legendary actor-filmmaker Feroz Khan, actor-filmmaker Sanjay Khan, Sameer Khan and Shahruq Khan. His sisters are Dilshad and Khurshid.[1][2][3][4]

Khan was educated at Bishop Cotton Boys' School and St. Germain High School, both in Bangalore.

Career

Akbar started his career as an assistant director to filmmakers and after a few years made his debut in Anjaan Rahain (1974), which starred his brother Feroz in the main lead. He was also assistant director to his brother Feroz in Apradh (197

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