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Fateh Naseeb Khan

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Years of service
  
1909-1933

Battles and wars
  
World War I

Battles/wars
  
World War I

Rank
  
General officer

Name
  
Fateh Khan

Allegiance
  
Alwar State

Died
  
1937


Fateh Naseeb Khan

Service/branch
  
Alwar State Forces Imperial Service Troops

Commands held
  
General-in-chief of Alwar State Forces Army Minister of Alwar

Awards
  
Order of British India Khan Bahadur (title)

General fateh naseeb khan 1899 1945


Khan Bahadur Maj.Gen. Fateh Naseeb Khan, OBE KB (Urdu: فتح نصیب خان‎, Hindi: फतेह नसीब खान; 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.

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Background and family

He belonged to Khanzada Muslim Rajput sect of Jadaun clan. He was a descendant of Raja Naher 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 (title)
  • Khan Sahib
  • State Service

  • Lancer , 1904, Alwar State Forces
  • Risaldar , 1907, Alwar State Forces
  • Risaldar Major, 1910, Alwar State Forces
  • Extra Aide-de-camp to Maharaja of Alwar State,1913
  • Aide-de-camp to Maharaja of Alwar State,1914
  • Captain, Imperial Service Troops in World War I
  • Major, 1920 – Squadron Commander, Alwar State Forces
  • Colonel,1921- Commanding officer, Alwar State Forces
  • Major General,1930 – Commander-in-chief, Alwar State Forces
  • References

    Fateh Naseeb Khan Wikipedia