Fazle Haq Politician

Lieutenant General Fazle Haq, (Urdu: فضل حق; HI(M), HPk(10 September 1928 - 3 October 1991)), was a high-ranking general in the Pakistan Army, and the former Martial Law Administrator (MLA) of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He was the "Corps-Commander" of the XI Corps, and commanded all the Pakistan Army assets assigned in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province. He commanded the Combatant brigades, and supervised the clandestine covert network during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He was one of the leading generals who led the Pakistan Combatant Forces during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. As Military Administrator, he had set up a network of training of the Afghan mujahideen. Under his command, the elements of Pakistan's administrative XI Corps participated in numerous operations against the Soviet Union. He served as a Chief Military Administrator (Governor) throughout the military dictatorial rule of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq from 1978 till 1985 and also served as the caretaker Chief Minister of the province in the later half of 1988.

Personal facts

Fazle Haq
Birth dateSeptember 10, 1928
Birth nameFazle Haq
Birth place
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Mardan , Peshawar
Date of deathOctober 03, 1991
Place of death
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Mardan , Peshawar

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Office holder

awards
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
military operations
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Soviet war in Afghanistan
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
governor
Brigadier general
military command
XI Corps
7th Infantry Division
6th Armoured Division
military rank
Lieutenant general
military unit
Guides Cavalry
office
9th Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Martial Law Administrator of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
president
Three-star rank
service end1988
service start1951
successor
Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti

Fazle Haq on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nwfp.gov.pk
  2. http://www.wikimir.com/fazle-haq