Mohammed Zaman Kiani

Major General Mohammed Zaman Kiani
Kiani in the 1940s
Minister of Information of Pakistan
President	Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Personal details
Born	1 October 1910 Shakarparian, Rawalpindi District, British India (Now Islamabad, Pakistan)
Died	4 June 1981(1981-06-04) (aged 70)
Alma mater	Indian Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	British Raj (1931-1942) Free India (1942-1945)  Pakistan (1947-1981)
Branch/service	British Indian Army Indian National Army  Pakistan Army
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Malaya Burma Campaign First Kashmir War

Mohammed Zaman Kiani (Urdu: محمد زمان کیانی; c. 1 October 1910 – 4 June 1981) was an officer of the British Indian Army who later joined the Indian National Army (INA), led by Subhas Chandra Bose, and commanded its 1st Division.

After Indian independence, Kiani opted for Pakistan. He commanded the Kashmir rebels in the First Kashmir War, served as a political agent of Gilgit Agency, a Major General of the Pakistan Army and later as the Minister of Information in Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's government. His contributions to the Azad Hind Fauj were later acknowledged and he was awarded the Netaji Medal posthumously by the Indian Government.