Sultan Mohammed Khan Explained

Term Start:1 July 1970
Term End:31 March 1972
Predecessor:S.M Yusuf
Successor:Iftikhar Ali
Office1:Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
Term Start1:15 May 1972
Term End1:8 December 1973
Predecessor1:N.A.M Raza
Birth Date:19 February 1919
Birth Place:Jaora, Undivided India
Occupation:Civil servant Foreign service officer
Spouse:Abeda Sultan Khan
Children:4
Alma Mater:Ewing Christian College
Nationality:Pakistani
President:Yahya Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
President1:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-foreign secretary Sultan Khan passes away . dawn.com . 6 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Nixon’s meeting with Pakistan president . pbs.org . 6 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Sultan M. Khan, Pakistan ambassador . washingtonpost.com . 6 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Former Pakistani Foreign Secretary Sultan Mohammed Khan’s Colorful Life Parallels His Country’s History. WRMEA.
  5. Web site: Sultan Mohammed Khan, Pakistan's foreign secretary at the time and a former ambassador to the U.S. . ibtimes.com . 6 May 2016.