Military official of Alwar State, British India
Khan Bahadur Maj.Gen. Fateh Naseeb Khan, OBE KB (1888–1933), was the Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces. He was a close confidant and trusted aide of Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, who was the Maharaja of Alwar State. He participated in World War I.[1]
Background and family
He belonged to a Khanzada Muslim Rajput family. He was a descendant of Raja Nahar Khan, who was a Rajput ruler of Mewat.
He had six sons namely, Sub Maj (R) Abdul Majeed Khan (IST), SP (R) Abdul Waheed Khan (FIA), Maj (R) Muhammad Iqbal Khan (PR), Dr Muhammad Allahdad Khan (PARC), Lt Colonel Malik Niaz Ahmad Khan (PA) and Prof Dr Khursheed Alam Khan (KU). After the Partition of India, they emigrated to Pakistan following the religious violence in India in 1947, and settled in Hyderabad, Pakistan.
State Service
- Naib risaldar, Alwar State Forces, 1904
- Risaldar, Alwar State Forces, 1907
- Risaldar Major, Alwar State Forces, 1910
- Additional Aide-de-camp to Maharaja of Alwar State, 1913
- Aide-de-camp to Maharaja of Alwar State, 1914
- Deputed to Imperial Service Troops during World War I,
- Officer in Charge, Alwar Elephantry military unit, Alwar State Forces, 1916
- Squadron Commander, Alwar State Forces, 1920
- Commanding officer, Mangal Lancers (Now Part of 61st Cavalry Regiment), Alwar State Forces, 1922
- Commander-in-chief, Alwar State Forces, 1930
References
- ^ "Alwar, Hh Raj Rishi Shri Sewai Sir Jey Singhji Veerendra Shiromani Dev, Bharat Dharam Prabhakar, Maharaj of, (1882–19 May 1937), Col. in British army, 1919; General in Chief of the Alwar State Forces", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, retrieved 14 June 2021
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