Sardar Farooq Shaukat Khan Lodi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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فاروق شوکت خان لودھی | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22nd Minister of Interior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 January 1985 – 24 March 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Haroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Aslam Khattak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th Governor of Balochistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 March 1984 – 7 July 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Rahimuddin Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Khushdil Khan Afridi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 June 1931 Baghdad, Mandatory Iraq | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 September 2004 (aged 73) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Defence Authority Graveyard, Gizri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Soraya Lodi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Sardar Mohammad Abdullah Khan Lodi (father) Jamila Khanum (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Army Officer (Lieutenant General) Author | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | F.S Lodi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1948 – 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |   Lieutenant-General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards |  Hilal-e-Imtiaz (MI) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieutenant-General Farooq Shaukat Lodi (Urdu: سردار فاروق شوکت خان لودھی; 17 June 1931 – 14 September 2004)[a], best known as F.S. Lodi, was a Pakistani public official and military officer who served as the Governor of Punjab and Balochistan in 1984, and later serving as the Interior Minister in Zia administration in 1985..[5]
Born and raised in Iraq, Lodi served in the Pakistan Army where he saw actions against India in 1965 and 1971, and served in command and administrative position in the Pakistani military. After retiring from military, Lodi was known to be a prolific writer on military issues, particularly he wrote on topics relating to Pakistan Army.[6]
- ^ "Official Website - Governor House Balochistan". governorbalochistan.gov.pk. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Chief Instructors". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Last salute to a soldier". www.dawn.com. 7 October 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
Lodi's schooling was completed in a private school, St Joseph College, Baramullah, in Kashmir. He then completed his FSc from the Sri Pratap College in Srinagar and followed his eldest brother into the Pakistan Army. He passed out with distinction from the Military Academy.
- ^ "Last salute to a soldier". www.dawn.com. 7 October 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
served as an instructor in the staff college in Quetta and later as the chief instructor and his teachings are followed even to this day. As a brigadier he was again sent to England for a senior officers' course. He was then promoted to the rank of major-general and took command of a division in Kharian. He served with distinction as a divisional commander and his division was singled out for praise by General Ziaul Haq during an inspection visit. General Lodi was then posted as the CGS at army headquarters in Rawalpindi. This post is highly coveted and central to the high command in the army. After finishing his tenure successfully he was promoted to Lt-Gen and given command of the corps in Lahore.
- ^ Lodi, Dr. F.A. (7 October 2004). "Features; 07 October, 2004". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Chengappa, B.M. (2004). Pakistan, Islamisation, Army and Foreign Policy. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-7648-548-7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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