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Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
Rao Farman Ali ( ur, ; January 1, 1922 – 20 January 2004) was a
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in
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, and
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who is widely considered a key architect of the
1971 Bangladesh genocide The genocide in Bangladesh began on 25 March 1971 with the launch of Operation Searchlight, as the government of Pakistan, dominated by West Pakistan, began a military crackdown on East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to suppress Bengali peopl ...
the
Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
. Commissioned in September, 1943 as a
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in
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, he served as
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to the
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, and oversaw the deployment of
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aided with local militias (razarkars) during the
Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
. He testified his responsibilities in the
Hamoodur Rahman Commission The Hamoodur Rahman Commission (otherwise known as War Enquiry Commission), was a judicial inquiry commission that assessed Pakistan's political–military involvement in East-Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. The commission was set up on 26 Decem ...
in 1972 but denied allegations of
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committed in Bangladesh in spite of the
Hamoodur Rahman Commission The Hamoodur Rahman Commission (otherwise known as War Enquiry Commission), was a judicial inquiry commission that assessed Pakistan's political–military involvement in East-Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. The commission was set up on 26 Decem ...
which proved the involvement of misconducts and genocide of Pakistani military personnel. Upon being forced to retire, he joined the
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as an
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, and founded the
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in 1978. From 1985–88, he served as petroleum minister and
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in
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Zia-ul-Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, ( Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial ...
's
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, and went into hiding after Zia's death.


Biography

Rao Farman Ali was born into a
Haryanvi Haryanvi ( ' or '), also known as Bangru, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the state of Haryana in India, and to a lesser extent in Delhi. Haryanvi is considered to be part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which also includes Kharibo ...
family in
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,
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, then under the
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in 1923. His
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is read as 1 January 1923, according to the official
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written in
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''
Westridge cemetery in
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. Very little is known about his early life in the literature based on
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, and not much is published about his educational background. He gained his commission as a
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in the
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of the
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and participated in
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in 1943. At the
partition of British India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: India and Pakistan. T ...
in 1947, he opted for the
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and joined the
Military Police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear recon ...
. His military career saw his repeated deployment in
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as a political adviser and later ascended as
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to East Pakistan Army. In the 1960s, Farman was posted at the Army GHQ. He served there in the Directorate of
Military Operations A military operation is the coordinated military actions of a state, or a non-state actor, in response to a developing situation. These actions are designed as a military plan to resolve the situation in the state or actor's favor. Operations may ...
and as the Director, Military Training. It is not known if Rao took participation in
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with
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in 1965, since he was stationed in
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. In 1967, he was again stationed in East as an
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of the 14th Battalion; he was posted again and sent back to
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. In 1969,
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handed over the
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to his Commander-in-Chief General
Yahya Khan General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan , (Urdu: ; 4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980); commonly known as Yahya Khan, was a Pakistani military general who served as the third President of Pakistan and Chief Martial Law Administrator following his pr ...
who posted Ali upon the request of Major-General Muzaffaruddin– the
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of
East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...
. The posting came at the behest of the
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government requesting him due to his experiences in East. He was the
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to the East Pakistan Army and elevated as the
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of the East Pakistani government, serving from 1969–71. He enjoyed full support of
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Yahya Khan General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan , (Urdu: ; 4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980); commonly known as Yahya Khan, was a Pakistani military general who served as the third President of Pakistan and Chief Martial Law Administrator following his pr ...
serving under several governors and oversaw various civil affairs in the government.757-759 He helped raise the paramilitary units such as the ''Volunteers'' (
Razakar Razakar (رضا کار) is etymologically an Arabic word which literally means volunteer. The word is also common in Urdu language as a loanword. On the other hand, in Bangladesh, razakar is a pejorative word meaning a traitor or Judas. In Pakista ...
s), Peace Committee,
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, and Al Shams to aid the genocide of the
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. In 1971, when the talks with
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failed, Ali along with
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launched the military crackdown on the people of erstwhile East Pakistan under direction of President Yahya Khan. Ali is held responsible for widespread genocide and
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took place in
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. Hamoodur Rahman Commission though heavily criticized other senior military staff of Pakistan Army in East Pakistan at the time including confirmation of mass atrocities, cleared Ali citing the fact that he was not involved in any direct Military Operation due to the nature of his post which was mostly Administrative. Altaf Gohar, an East Pakistani civil servant, recounted an incident from his memory that a hit list had been drawn up for elimination of certain Bangalis. A friend of Altaf Gohar was also in the list and his friends and relatives requested Gohar if he could do something to save his friend. Gohar held a meeting with Farman and requested him to drop the name from his hit list. ''" Farman took'', said Gohar, ''a diary out of his drawer and crossed the name out. The name was of Mr. Sanaul Huq and he was spared."'' Pages of this very diary with lists of intellectuals were recovered from the debris of Rao Farman's office, the then Governor's House, which was bombed by Indian Air Force on 14 December.A note book was found in Rao farman Ali's office in Dhaka, One page contained a list of university teachers with addresses, with tick marks besides some of the names like "M. Haider Chy. Bangali" or "Saduddin-Sociology, 16-D, UQ" (university quarter). It is up to the readers to find out the reality of this page, and the meaning of the marks, bearing in mind that the last entry was most probably on 13 December. After the
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in 1971 ended, Farman's diary was recovered from the ruins of the Governor's house. The copy of a page from the diary shows the list of intellectuals from
Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
University. Out of which, 14 of them were killed on 14 December 1971. In 1971, he, along with Lieutenant-General
Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi (1915 – 1 February 2004) was a Pakistan Army general. During the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, he commanded the Pakistani Eastern Command in East Pakistan (now Bang ...
, sent a telegram to the
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in
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to transmit the surrender proposal to
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. Farman Ali also sent a request for a cease-fire to the United Nations, but it was quickly countermanded by a message from President Yahya Khan which described Farman Ali's request as "unauthorized". About the
Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
, General A.A.K. Niazi maintained that Farman requested the latter on multiple occasions to stationed him back to
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after the Farman's gained notoriety over his involvement in the killing of the intellectuals. A.A.K. Niazi wrote in his book, "''The Betrayal of East Pakistan'' that Farman had quoted: "Mukti Bahini would kill him of his alleged massacre of the Bangalees and intellectuals on the night of 15–16 December. It was a pathetic sight to see him pale and almost on the verge of break down." He is also alleged to have written in his Diary as: "Green Land of East Pakistan will be painted Red." However, Farman Ali had denied all the accusations leveled against him, and branded these accusations as "''lies''." In 1972, Ali testified against A.A.K. Niazi in the
Hamoodur Rahman Commission The Hamoodur Rahman Commission (otherwise known as War Enquiry Commission), was a judicial inquiry commission that assessed Pakistan's political–military involvement in East-Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. The commission was set up on 26 Decem ...
and noted that Niazi's morale collapsed as early as 7 December and cried fanatically over the progress report presented to the
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. Controversy regarding his own involvement in the political events of
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had arisen since he had denied all accusations leveled against him despite testifying his responsibilities as
military adviser Military advisors, or combat advisors, advise on military matters. Some are soldiers sent to foreign countries to aid such countries with their military training, organization, and other various military tasks. The Foreign powers or organizations ...
to East Pakistani military command. Farman Ali was forcefully retired from the military in 1972 but appointed as
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of
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in 1974 which he remained in that position until 1984. He served as an
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at the
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and helped create the
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and served its first director of the
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in 1978. In 1985, he was appointed as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources and
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in
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Zia-ul-Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, ( Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial ...
's
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, which he served until 1988. After sudden death of President Zia-ul-Haq, Farman Ali reportedly went into hiding and lived a very quiet life in
Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
on a
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. Throughout the
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, he fought a brief illness and authored a book, ''Sar Gazisht'', based on the East Pakistan crises. On 20 January 2004, Farman Ali died and was laid to rest with military honors in Westridge cemetery in
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,
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,
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.


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See also

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Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
*
1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals In 1971, the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators, most notably the extreme right wing militia group Al-Badr (East Pakistan), Al-Badr, engaged in the Genocide, systematic execution of Bengali people, Bengali intellectuals during the Bang ...


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Rao Farman Ali passes away


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