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Farewell to a general part i late maj gen syed mahdi hasnain
Major General S.M. Hasnain, PVSM, was the raising commanding officer of the 4th Battalion the Garhwal Rifles of the Indian Army. He was commissioned in the British Indian Army in the 1st Royal Garhwal Rifles in 1943.
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- Farewell to a general part i late maj gen syed mahdi hasnain
- Allama syed mahdi hasnain naqvi mandi bahauddin
- Early life and education
- Military career
- Children
- References
Allama syed mahdi hasnain naqvi mandi bahauddin
Early life and education
He obtained his Master of Arts (MA) and LLB from the University of Lucknow. He chose to remain in the Indian Army instead of joining the Pakistan Army citing his Indian culture and heritage after the partition of British India in 1947.
Military career
He attended the British Imperial Defense College in 1965 on being nominated to the institution by the Indian Army. He has commanded the Indian Army's 20 Mountain Division and also the 19 Infantry Division.
Children
His son Syed Ata Hasnain was also a general officer in the Indian Army. His other son, Raza, was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, who retired early, and is working in the corporate sector.