Mian Hayaud Din

Major General

Mian Hayaud Din
Nickname(s)Gunga
Born(1910-07-02)2 July 1910
Peshawar, British India (now Pakistan)
Died20 May 1965(1965-05-20) (aged 54)
Cairo, United Arab Republic (now Egypt)
AllegianceBritish Raj British India (1932-47)
Pakistan Pakistan (1947-60)
Service/branchBritish Raj British Indian Army
Pakistan Pakistan Army
Years of service1932–1960
Rank Major-General
Service numberA.I. 97
PA-18
UnitFrontier Force Regiment
Commands held9/12 Battalion Frontier Force Regiment
Bannu Brigade
GOC VII Division
Colonel Commandant-Frontier Force Regiment
Chief of General Staff (CGS)
Battles/warsSecond World War

First Indochina War

Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Awards Hilal-i-Jurat
Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Legion d'Honneur
Legion of Merit
Other workDirector 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.


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