Sultan Mohammed Khan | |
|---|---|
| 10th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 July 1970 – 31 March 1972 | |
| President | Yahya Khan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | S.M Yusuf |
| Succeeded by | Iftikhar Ali |
| Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 15 May 1972 – 8 December 1973 | |
| President | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | N.A.M Raza |
| Succeeded by | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1919 Jaora, Undivided India |
| Died | 8 November 2010 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Spouse | Abeda Sultan Khan |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Ewing Christian College |
| Occupation | Civil servant Foreign service officer |
Sultan Mohammed Khan (19 February 1919 – 8 November 2010) was a Pakistani civil servant and British India Army officer who served as a Foreign Secretary of Pakistan.[1] He was also Pakistan's ambassador to the United States in the Nixon[2] and Jimmy Carter presidency.[3]
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Early life
Sultan Mohammed Khan was born in Jaora State, British India, on 19 February 1919. He received his bachelor's degree from Ewing Christian College.[4]
Career
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.[4] He took an early release from the British Indian army as a major and after independence of Pakistan from the British, Khan joined the Pakistan's foreign service.[4]
During his career as a diplomat, he served as a Pakistan ambassador to the United States, Canada, China, and Japan.[5]
Personal life
He married daughter of Jaora State ruler, Nawabzadi Abeda Sultan, in 1943.[4] The couple had four children. He emigrated to the United States and lived a retired life in Maryland, United States.[4]
Book
- Memories & Reflections of a Pakistani Diplomat (1999)
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.
- ^ a b c d e "Former Pakistani Foreign Secretary Sultan Mohammed Khan's Colorful Life Parallels His Country's History". WRMEA.
- ^ "Sultan Mohammed Khan, Pakistan's foreign secretary at the time and a former ambassador to the U.S." ibtimes.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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