Sultan Mohammed Khan
Sultan Mohammed Khan | |
|---|---|
| Pakistan's Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 1-07-1970 – 31-03-1972 | |
| Pakistan's ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1972–1974 | |
| Pakistan's ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1979–1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1919 Jaora, Undivided India |
| Died | 8 November 2010 (aged 91) |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Spouse | Abeda Sultan Khan |
| Children | Shaheda Sultan Nuzhat Sultan Khan Sultan Riaz Khan Sultan Shahid Khan. |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Occupation | Civil servant Foreign service officer |
Sultan Mohammed Khan was the former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan.[1] He was also Pakistan's ambassador to the United States in the Nixon[2] and Jimmy Carter presidency.[3][4]
Early life
Sultan Mohammed Khan was born in Jaora, Undivided India, on 19 February 1919.He graduated from Allahabad University.
Military service
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 . He took an early release from the British Indian army as a major and after independence of Pakistan from the British, Mr Khan joined the Pakistan foreign service.
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Personal life
Sultan Mohammed Khan was married to Abeda Sultan Khan, the couple had four children.
References
- ^ "Ex-foreign secretary Sultan Khan passes away". dawn.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Nixon's meeting with Pakistan president". pbs.org. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Sultan M. Khan, Pakistan ambassador". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Former Pakistani Foreign Secretary Sultan Mohammed Khan". wrmea.org. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Sultan Mohammed Khan, Pakistan's foreign secretary at the time and a former ambassador to the U.S." ibtimes.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.