Fateh Naseeb Khan
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]
Fateh Naseeb Khan | |
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| Born | Alwar State, British India |
| Allegiance | Alwar State |
| Service/ | Alwar State Forces Imperial Service Troops |
| Years of service | 1904–1933 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces Officer-in-Charge of Sariska Hunting Reserve Army Minister of Alwar (Member Alwar State Council) |
| Battles/wars | World War I Third Anglo-Afghan War |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire Khan Bahadur (title) |
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, Major Abdul Majeed Khan, Deputy Director (FIA) SP (R) Abdul Waheed Khan, Major Muhammad Iqbal Khan (PR), Dr Muhammad Allahdad Khan, Colonel Malik Niaz Ahmad Khan (PA) and Dr Khursheed Alam Khan. After the Partition of India, they emigrated to Pakistan following the religious violence in India in 1947, and settled in Hyderabad, Pakistan.
Titles and honours
He was the recipient of the following titles and honours:
- Tazimi Sardar
- Mumtaz-e-Khas Alwar
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Khan Bahadur
- Khan Sahib
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, 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
- "TheDaily". Thedaily.pk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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- The Administration Report Of The Alwar State>
- The Administration Report Of The Alwar State>
- Thacker's Indian Directory 1931>
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| Commander-in-Chief of Alwar State Forces
1930 – 1933
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