Khwaja Wasiuddin

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British India (1940–1947)
Pakistan Pakistan (1947–1971)
Bangladesh Bangladesh (1973)
Service/branch British Indian Army
 Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1940-1973
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit8th Punjab Regiment
Commands held
Battles/wars

Khwaja Wasiuddin (1920–1992) was an army general and diplomat. He started his career as a young officer in the British Indian Army and later became a senior general in Pakistan Army. He was the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.

Early life

Khwaja Wasiuddin was born on 20 March 1920 in

Dhaka Nawab family; his father's elder brother was Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, the second Governor-General of Pakistan and subsequently its second Prime Minister. His mother was Farhat Banu, the niece of sir salimullah and member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. He studied at Dhaka Muslim High School and later in St Gregory's High School.[1] In 1938 he graduated from Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College.[1][2]

Career

After graduation, he joined the

Inter Services Selection Board of British Indian Armed Forces.[1]

Pakistan

After the partition of India he opted for

Imperial Defense College in United Kingdom.[1] In 1967, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and was appointed as the commander of the II Corps, the headquarters was firstly in Lahore and later was transferred to Multan, Punjab.[1]

Bangladesh

During the

Master General of Ordnance (MGO) in General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, West Pakistan.[4] In October 1973, he was repatriated to Bangladesh from Pakistan.[5] After returning to Bangladesh he would serve as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait and France.[1][6] He retired from Bangladesh Army in 1973 and was made the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations,[7] position he held until 1986.[1] As the representative he supported Indonesia's annexation of East Timor in the United Nation.[8]

Death

He died on 22 September 1992 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Alamgir, Muhammad. "Wasiuddin, Lt General Khwaja". Banglapedia. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ISBN 9788170236498
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  3. ISBN 9781400876389
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  4. ISBN 0-19-577727-1
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  5. OCLC 491399557
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  6. ^ Badrul Ahsan, Syed (27 March 2012). "Old images from a long-ago war". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. ISBN 9789840800452
    . Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ISBN 978-0-521-58134-9
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