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Major General Mian Hayaud Din | |
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Nickname(s) | Gunga |
Born | Peshawar, British India (now Pakistan) | 2 July 1910
Died | 20 May 1965 Cairo, United Arab Republic (now Egypt) | (aged 54)
Allegiance | British India (1932-47) Pakistan (1947-60) |
Service/ | British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1932–1960 |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | A.I. 97 PA-18 |
Unit | Frontier Force Regiment |
Commands | 9/12 Battalion Frontier Force Regiment Bannu Brigade GOC VII Division Colonel Commandant-Frontier Force Regiment Chief of General Staff (CGS) |
Battles/wars | Second World War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 |
Awards | Hilal-i-Jurat Order of the British Empire Military Cross Legion d'Honneur Legion of Merit |
Other work | Director General, Bureau of Mineral Resources; managing director, Oil & Gas Development Corporation; Chairman, National Press Trust |
Major General Mian Hayaud Din HJ MBE MC sc, idc (2 July 1910 – 20 May 1965) was a Pakistani military officer and former officer in the British Indian Army during the Second World War. He saw active service in several campaigns and was an eminent soldier and government official in the early years of the new state of Pakistan, going on to serve at the high profile position of Chief of General Staff.