Habibullah Khan Khattak
Lieutenant General Habibullah Khan Khattak also known as Muhammad Habibullah Khan (17 October 1913 – 1994) was a Pakistani Army officer born in Wana, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Lieutenant General Habibullah Khan Khattak SP LM | |
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| Nickname(s) | Bibojee |
| Born | 17 October 1913 Wana, Waziristan, British India |
| Died | 23 December 1994 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance | British India (1935-47) Pakistan (1947-59) |
| Service/ | British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1935–1959 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 12th Battalion The Baloch Regiment |
| Commands held | 1 Bihar Deputy C-in-C of the Pakistan Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Pakistan Legion of Merit |
| Other work | Industrialist and Politician |
He was the son of Khan Bahadur Kuli Khan Khattak, and was the younger brother of former Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Aslam Khattak and older brother of former Federal Minister Yusuf Khattak and Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan.
His son Ali Kuli Khan Khattak also rose to the rank of lieutenant general and retired as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) in 1998. His son, like him, belonged to the famed Baloch Regiment.
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