Mohammed Zaman Kiani

Mohammed Zaman Kiani
Kiani in the 1940s
Minister of Information of Pakistan
PresidentMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Personal details
Born1 October 1910
Shakarparian, Rawalpindi District, British India (Now Islamabad, Pakistan)
Died4 June 1981(1981-06-04) (aged 70)
Alma materIndian Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance British Raj (1931-1942)
Free India (1942-1945)
 Pakistan (1947-1981)
Branch/service British Indian Army
Indian National Army
 Pakistan Army
Rank Major General
Battles/wars

Mohammed Zaman Kiani (Urdu: محمد زمان کیانی; c. 1 October 1910 – 4 June 1981) was an officer of the British Indian Army who later joined the Indian National Army (INA), led by Subhas Chandra Bose, and commanded its 1st Division.

After Indian independence, Kiani opted for Pakistan. He commanded the Kashmir rebels in the First Kashmir War, served as a political agent of Gilgit Agency, a Major General of the Pakistan Army and later as the Minister of Information in Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's government. His contributions to the Azad Hind Fauj were later acknowledged and he was awarded the Netaji Medal posthumously by the Indian Government.