Khan of Mong

Not to be confused with the soldier and politician from Kashmir, Khan Muhammad Khan.

Colonel Khan Muhammad Khan (Urdu: خان محمد خان 25  – April 1912 – June 1995) commonly known as Khan of Mong, was a prominent guerrilla leader, revolutionary and politician from Mong, active in the First Kashmir War,[1] Rawalpindi Conspiracy and Poonch Uprising.

Biography

Khan of Mong was born in April, 1912 in Mong to Alam Sher Khan, a local dignitary. He joined the British Indian Army and received his commission in 1938. He was with Fusiliers for 18 months and served as a King's Commissioned Indian Officer for 2 years. He participated in World War II and was posted to 3rd Battalion of 1st Punjab Regiment in the Middle East and Italy.[2]

Khan of Mong was active during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 in the Mirpur sector. He led the Mirpur campaign and later raised the 24 Azad Kashmir Battalion (Khan) of the Azad Kashmir Regiment.[1]

During the 1955 Poonch uprising against the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khan of Mong was involved in the rallying of support for the movement. He fled to Indian occupied Kashmir and worked as a double agent, attempting to gather resources and ammunition to instigate a movement against the state.

Upon return from India, he was imprisoned by Pakistan in Haripur District for 10 years.

References

  1. 1 2 Regimental History Cell History of the Azad Kashmir Regiment, Volume 1 (1947-1949), Azad Kashmir Regimental Centre, NLC Printers, Rawalpindi,1997
  2. ↑ "War Office: British Forces, Middle East: War Diaries, Second World War. PAIFORCE. INDIAN INFANTRY.". National Archive War Diaries. WO 169/22363.
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