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{{Short description|Pakistani general (1938–2016)}}
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[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Farrakh Khan''' (12 December 1938 – 25 June 2016), was a [[Three-star rank|three-star]] rank [[Pak Fauj|army general]] in the [[Pakistan Army]] who was notable for his tenureship as the [[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of General Staff]] (CGS) at the [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]] from 1991 to 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-312035-Five-Chiefs-of-General-Staff-served-as-head-of-Pakistan-Army-in-64-years |title=Press Report on Chiefs of General Staff of Pakistan Army |publisher=The News Pakistan |date=11 April 2015 |access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
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==Biography==

Farrakh Khan studied at [[Army Burn Hall College]] before joining the [[Pakistan Army]] in 1954, and entered the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] in [[Kakul]] in 1956 where he [[Passing out (military)|passed out]] of the class of 20th PMA Long Course in 1959, and gained [[Commissioned officer|commission]] in the [[15th Lancers]] of the [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ballen, Ken.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/893132335|title=Terrorists in Love: True Life Stories of Islamic Radicals|date=2012|publisher=Simon and Schuster|others=Bergen, Peter L.|isbn=978-1-4516-0922-6|location=[Place of publication not identified]|page=152|oclc=893132335}}</ref>{{rp|159}}<ref name="News & Media, 1989">{{cite book|title=Impact International|date=1989|publisher=News & Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FiodAQAAMAAJ&q=1959|access-date=20 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> At the [[Pakistan Military Academy|PMA]], [[Second lieutenant|2nd-Lt]] Khan was notable for his role as a [[Peer learning|peer leader]] among the military cadets, serving as their section leader.<ref name="Native Pakistan, 2016">{{cite web|last1=Durrani, PA|first1=Major-General Mahmud Ali|title='A Farewell'|url=http://nativepakistan.com/a-farewell-obituary-of-lt-gen-farrakh-khan/|website=Native Pakistan|publisher=Native Pakistan, Durrani|access-date=20 December 2017|language=en-pk|date=4 July 2022}}</ref>

He attended the [[Canadian Army Command and Staff College|Command and Staff College]] in [[Canada]], and earned master's degree from the [[National Defence University, Pakistan|National Defence University]] in [[Islamabad]].{{rp|159}}<ref name="News & Media, 1989"/>

During the [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|war]] with [[India]] in [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]], [[Captain (Army)|Capt.]] Khan served as one of the [[commanding officer]]s in the [[24th Cavalry (Frontier Force)|24th Cavalry]] in [[Frontier Force Regiment]]. In the view of [[Mahmud Ali Durrani]], the former [[National Security Advisor (Pakistan)|NSA]] of [[Pakistani government|Pakistan government]], [[Captain (Army)|Capt.]] Khan was noted for his leadership in maintaining the performance of the tanks in the [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]] and was quoted: "With an excellent commanding officer and sound senior officers, our Regiment 25 Cavalry was jelled into a highly professional force which proved its mettle in the 1965 war with India and earned the title of 'Men of Steel'."<ref name="Native Pakistan, 2016" /> He later served in the [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|Western front]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|third war]] with [[India]] in 1971.<ref name="Native Pakistan, 2016" />

In 1984, [[Major-General]] Khan took over the command of the [[Pakistan Army Rangers|Army Rangers]] on [[Punjab Rangers|Punjab section]] and served until 1985, when he was elevated as a [[Military Secretary (Pakistan)|military secretary]] at the [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]] in [[Rawalpindi Cantonment|Rawalpindi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistanrangerspunjab.com/history.html|title=Welcome to Pakistan Rangers (Punjab)|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019091057/http://pakistanrangerspunjab.com/history.html|archive-date=19 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Facebook Pakistan Army page">{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Farrukh Khan passed away toda|url=https://www.facebook.com/PAKARMYBEST/photos/a.382102094129.165007.300668344129/10154021832959130|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=20 December 2017|language=en|date=25 June 2022}}</ref> In 1985, [[Major-General|Maj-Gen]] Khan was elevated as [[General officer commanding|GOC]] of the [[6th Armoured Division (Pakistan)|6th Armoured Division]] in [[Kharian Cantonment|Kharian]], and oversaw the combat deployment in response to the [[Operation Brasstacks|massive military exercise]] by the [[Indian Army]] in 1985–86.{{rp|Contents}}<ref name="Simon and Schuster, Musharraf">{{cite book|last1=Musharraf|first1=Pervez|title=In the Line of Fire|date=2008|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781847395962|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZBws32j4zwYC&dq=farrakh++armoured+DIvision&pg=PT89|access-date=20 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>

In 1988–1991, [[Lieutenant-General]] Khan was appointed as the [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|Field Commander]] of the [[XI Corps (Pakistan)|XI Corps]], stationed in [[Peshawar]].<ref name="Native Pakistan, 2016" /><ref name="Facebook Pakistan Army page" />

=== Chief of General Staff ===

In 1991, [[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen.]] Khan was appointed as the [[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of General Staff]] (CGS) at the [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]] under [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] General [[Asif Nawaz]].{{rp|970}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=1991|publisher=Jane's Publishing Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h6xDAQAAIAAJ&q=farrakh+khan|language=en}}</ref> After the sudden death of [[Asif Nawaz|General Asif]], [[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen.]] Khan was one of the five most senior army generals in the race for the promotion to [[four-star rank]].<ref name="Sehgal publications,1994">{{cite web|last1=Sehgal|first1=Ikram|title=Integrated defence command|url=http://www.sehgalfamily.com/?p=3019|website=www.sehgalfamily.com|publisher=Sehgal publications,1994|access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref>

Due to his office stature of [[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of General Staff]], [[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen.]] Khan had met both the necessary seniority and profound ability to become the [[Army Chief of Staff (Pakistan)|army chief]], despite the senior most Lt-Gen. [[Javed Nasir]] who was overlooked and never considered for this appointment.<ref name="Sehgal publications,1994"/>

His closeness and impartiality on issues between [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan|President Ghulam Ishaq]] and [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister Sharif]], Lt-Gen. Khan were eventually overlooked and subsequently superseded by retiring though junior-most Lt-Gen. [[Abdul Waheed Kakar]] for the appointment of [[Army Chief of Staff (Pakistan)|army chief]] by [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan|President Ghulam Ishaq]].<ref name="Najam Sehti, 1994">{{cite web|last1=Sethi|first1=Najam|title=A true son of the soil|url=http://www.najamsethi.com/a-true-son-of-the-soil/|website=www.najamsethi.com|publisher=Najam Sehti, 1994|access-date=20 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> Eventually, [[Abdul Waheed Kakar|General Kakar]] was appointed and elevated as [[Four star rank|four-star general]] in the army, and became the [[Army Chief of Staff (Pakistan)|army chief]] in 1994.<ref name="Najam Sehti, 1994"/> Lt-Gen. Khan decided to serve in his capacity despite being superseded, and eventually retired in 1994, completing 40 years of military service with the army.<ref name="Native Pakistan, 2016" />

=== Death ===
He died at the CMH ([[Combined Military Hospital]]), [[Rawalpindi]], [[Pakistan]], on Saturday, 25 June 2016.<ref>'The News' Islamabad, Sunday, 26th June, page 3 Obituary; 'The Rawalpindi Evening Post', June 25th 2016; several news channels in Pakistan</ref> His was buried in the Army Graveyard, Rawalpindi on 26 June 2016.{{fact|date=August 2022}}

==See also==
* [[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)]]
* [[Abdul Waheed Kakar]]
* [[Arif Bangash]]

==References==
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==External links==
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