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Sawar Khan was born on 1 December, 1924 in Rawalpindi District, Punjab Province, British India, is a Pakistani Vice Chief of Army Staff (1924–2023). Discover Sawar Khan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 98 years old?
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98 years old |
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1 December, 1924 |
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Rawalpindi District, Punjab Province, British India |
Date of death |
1 November, 2023 |
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Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
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Pakistan
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Sawar Khan Height, Weight & Measurements
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His wife is Khadijah Bano
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Sawar Khan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sawar Khan worth at the age of 98 years old? Sawar Khan’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Pakistan. We have estimated Sawar Khan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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General Sawar Khan NI(M) HI(M) SBt (1 December 1924 – November 2023) was a four-star general of the Pakistan Army who was the Governor of the largest province, Punjab and the Vice Chief of Army Staff during the era of General Muhammad Zia-ul-haq-pakistani-cricketer">Zia-ul-haq, when Zia was simultaneously the Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan) and the President of Pakistan.
Khan died in November 2023, at the age of 99.
Sawar Khan was born in Rawalpindi District, British Raj on 1 December 1924.
He was commissioned before the independence of Pakistan in 1947 into the Indian Army's Corps of Artillery.
He later opted for Pakistan Army in 1947.
As a captain, Sawar became the Instructor Gunnery (IG) at the Artillery School.
Khan was promoted to Lt. General on 24 March 1976 by General Zia-ul-haq-pakistani-cricketer">Zia-ul-haq after he became the Chief of Army Staff superseding five other generals.
Sawar Khan who at the time was serving as Adjutant General (AG) at the GHQ was sent as the Commander XI Corps, Peshawar, where he replaced the recently superseded Lt. Gen. Majeed Malik.
He continued to serve in Peshawar until January 1978 when he was replaced by Lt. Gen. Fazle Haq.
In 1978, Lt. Gen. Sawar Khan moved to Lahore to take over IV Corps as its Corps Commander.
He took over from Lt. Gen. Iqbal Khan who proceeded as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VOAS), a newly created post.
When Zia imposed martial law, the then Lt. Gen. Sawar Khan was sent as the governor of Punjab province in 1978, in addition to his responsibilities as Commander IV Corps, Lahore.
He was part of small coterie of generals under General Zia ul-Haq, who determined the national security policies in the martial regime.
The other generals were Lt. Gen. Faiz Ali Chishti (Commander X Corps, Rawalpindi), Lt. Gen. Jehanzeb Arbab (Governor of Sindh and Commander V Corps, Karachi), Lt. Gen. Iqbal Khan (CJCSC), and the other military governors of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan Fazle Haq and Rahimuddin Khan.
After a two-year stint, he was replaced by Lt. Gen. Ghulam Jilani Khan and promoted to four-star general.
In March 1980, when the post of the deputy chief of army staff (created by Zia-ul-haq-pakistani-cricketer">Zia-ul-haq) was redefined and re-designated as the Vice Chief of Army Staff, General Sawar replaced Lt. Gen. Iqbal Khan.
General Sawar was replaced by the Zia's deputy General Khalid Mahmud Arif in March 1984 after completing the four-year term.
Sawar was a professional soldier and hailed from the Potohar plateau of north Punjab, which had been a traditional recruitment area for the British and the Pakistani armies.