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.
Fateh Naseeb | |
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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 British Empire Khan Bahadur (title) |
Background and family
He belonged to Khanzada Muslim Rajput sect of Jadaun clan. He was a descendant of Raja Nahar Khan, who was a Rajput ruler of Mewat.
He had six sons namely, Subedar-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 in 1947 they migrated to Hyderabad, Pakistan.
Titles and honours
He was given the title of :
- Mumtaz-e-Khas Alwar
- Order of 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
- Transferred via Secondment into Imperial Service Troops during World War I, 1914-1916
- 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
- "TheDaily". Thedaily.pk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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|Preceded by
Daud Khan
| Commander-in-Chief of Alwar State Forces
1930 – 1933
| Succeeded by
Abdul Rahman Khan Chib, Bahadur
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