Malik Umar Hayat Khan


Sir Umar Hayat Khan

Khan as Assistant Delhi Herald, 1911
Born(1874-10-05)5 October 1874
Megha, Jhawarian, Punjab, British India
(now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Died24 March 1944(1944-03-24) (aged 69)
Kalra Estate, Jhawarian, Punjab, British India
Allegiance British India
Service / branch British Indian Army
RankMajor General
Unit18th King George's Own Lancers
19th King George's Own Lancers
Battles / warsSomaliland War
British expedition to Tibet
World War I
Third Anglo-Afghan War
Alma materAitchison College

Major General Nawab Sir Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana GBE KCIE MVO (5 October 1874 – 24 March 1944), was a soldier of the Indian Empire, one of the largest landholders in the Punjab, and an elected member of the Council of State of India.