Muhammad Anwar Khan (politician)

Major General
Muhammad Anwar Khan
President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office
25 August 2001 – 25 August 2006
Preceded bySardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan
Succeeded byRaja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan
Colonel Commandant
Azad Kashmir Regiment
In office
November 1999 – July 2001
Preceded byMuhammad Saleem Arshad
Succeeded byJaved Hassan
Personal details
Born9 May 1945
Tain, Jammu and Kashmir
Died19 January 2023
Pakistan
Children5, including Colonel Adnan Anwar
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Air Force
 Pakistan Army
Years of service1963-2001
Major General Major General
Unit7 Azad Kashmir Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
Service numberPA-66705

Major General Muhammad Anwar Khan, (9 May 1945 – 19 January 2023) was a career soldier and politician who served as the President of Azad Kashmir from 25 August 2001 to 23 August 2006.[1] He belonged to a Sudhan family.

Khan served on various command and staff appointments that included VCGS, GOC of Lahore, and GOC of Sialkot.

  1. ^ Zutshi, Chitralekha (2017), Kashmir: History, Politics, Representation, Cambridge University Press, pp. 125–, ISBN 978-1-107-18197-7