Mian Ghulam Jilani
British Indian army officer and Pakistani general (1913–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Major General Mian Ghulam Jilani SQA, Imtiazi Sanad (Pashto, Urdu: میاں غلام جیلانی; 1913 — March 1 2004) also known as Kaka, Speen Dada, and Jilly, was a politician, businessman, and former two-star general in the Pakistan Army. As a British Indian Army officer during World War II, he survived a Japanese POW camp in Singapore.[3] He played a key role in establishing the ceasefire during the First Kashmir War. During his stint as the Military attaché of Pakistan to Washington (1952-1955), he helped negotiate Pakistan's membership in the Baghdad Pact and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
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میاں غلام جیلانی | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of Provincial Assembly of North West Frontier[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 7 December 1970 – 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | PF-21 Mardan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GOC 15th Infantry Division (Sialkot) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office ?–1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Force Commander Bajaur Campaign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office October 1960 – September 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1913 (1913) Sibi, British Balochistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 March 2004(2004-03-01) (aged 90–91) Fairfax, Virginia, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cause of death | Pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | National Awami Party (Wali) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Nancy Habiba Jilani (m. 1949) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Mian Hayaud Din (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Kaka Speen Dada Jilly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | British India (1936-47) Pakistan (1947-62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Branch/service | British Indian Army Pakistan Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1936–1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Major General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | 4th Battalion 19th Hyderabad Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An ethnic Pashtun, he retired from the Pakistan Army in 1962 due to the autocratic rule of Ayub Khan. Afterwards, he was involved in business and joined politics.[4]
He was repeatedly arrested by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in the 1970s for his political beliefs and was in jail for more than three years with Amnesty International declaring him a prisoner of conscience in 1974. During a medical checkup, he escaped from custody and took political asylum in the United States in 1975 becoming a citizen in 1981.[5]