Sher Ali Khan Pataudi


Sher Ali Khan Pataudi

Sher Ali Khan Pataudi, 1964
Nickname(s)Sher
Born13 May 1913
Pataudi, Punjab Province, British India
(now in Haryana, India)
Died29 May 2002(2002-05-29) (aged 89)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance British India (1933-47
 Pakistan (1947-58)
Service / branch British Indian Army
 Pakistan Army
Years of service1933–1958
Rank Major General
UnitPakistan Army Light cavalry
Commands1st Punjab Regiment
Pakistan Army 14 Brigade
Command and Staff College Chief of General Staff
Battles / wars
Awards Hilal-i-Jur'at (Military)
RelationsSee Pataudi family
Other workAmbassador and civil servant

Major General Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan of Pataudi (Urdu: نوابزادہ شیر علی خان بڑیچ پٹوڈی) HJ (13 May 1913 – 29 May 2002) was a Major General of Pakistan Army. Born into the Pataudi family, he was the second son of Nawab Ibrahim Ali Khan, and his wife Shahar Bano Begum, daughter of Amiruddin Ahmad Khan, the Nawab of Loharu.