Risaldar-major (Hon.

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) Mohammed Ayub Khan

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(1932 – 15 September 2016) was a decorated Indian Army soldier and a minister in the Government of India headed by P. V. Narasimha Rao.

Early life

He was born in 1932 in Nua village of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan.

Career in the Indian Army

Like his father Iman Ali Khan and many from his district, he served in Indian Army. He joined the 18th Cavalry regiment of the Armoured Corps in 1950, attaining the rank of '' Daffadar'' (Cavalry Sergeant) by 1965. On 1 January 1965, he was promoted to '' Jemadar'', subsequently redesignated '' Naib Risaldar''. As a Naib Risaldar, he was honoured with the Vir Chakra for his gallantry in the Sialkot sector during the

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 or the Second Kashmir War was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. The conflict began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was d ...

. Khan was promoted ''

Risaldar Risaldar, meaning the commander of a ''risala'' or ''risalah'' (a body of horse, regardless if troop or regiment) in Persian, is a mid-level rank in cavalry and armoured units of the Indian and Pakistan Army. In other arms, such as the infantry, th ...

'' on 22 July 1970 and to '' Risaldar Major'' on 1 February 1978, by which time he was serving with the newly formed 86 Armoured Regiment He was made a Honorary Captain at the time of his retirement.

Political career

After retirement, he joined the Indian National Congress and won the Lok Sabha election from Jhunjhunu to become a Member of Parliamentof the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984. During this tenure, he was a Member of the Public Accounts Committee and of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Defence. In his home state, he was the General Secretary of the Pradesh Congress Committee, a Member of the Coordination Committee, State Government and Congress Party, Rajasthan He was elected for a second tenure in 1991 for the

10th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 10th Lok Sabha, (20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996) elected during 1991 Indian general election held during May–June 1991. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India, four sitting memb ...

. He served as Union minister of State for agriculture in the P. V. Narasimha Rao government from 15 September 1995 to 16 May 1996. Khan died on 15 September 2016 at the age of 84 years in his village Nua. On 15 September 2019, a gate was inaugurated in the name of Ayub Khan in his native village.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Mohd. Ayub Indian Muslims 1932 births 2016 deaths People from Jhunjhunu district India MPs 1984–1989 Recipients of the Vir Chakra Military personnel from Rajasthan India MPs 1991–1996 Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan Indian National Congress politicians