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	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	Born on 24 June 1918, Rahman was the son of Lt Colonel Abdur Rahman, RIAMC. Rahman was schooled at [[St Paul's School (London)\|St Paul's]] in London, UK, and then joined the [[Rashtriya Indian Military College\|Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]], [[British India]], where he was awarded the Sword of Honor and the silver spurs as the best all-round Gentleman Cadet.		Born on 24 June 1918, Rahman was the son of Lt Colonel Abdur Rahman, RIAMC. Rahman was schooled at [[St Paul's School (London)\|St Paul's]] in London, UK, and then joined the [[Rashtriya Indian Military College\|Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]], [[British India]], where he was awarded the Sword of Honor and the silver spurs as the best all-round Gentleman Cadet.

	==Military service==		==Military service==
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	Commissioned on 1 February 1940, Rahman joined the 4/[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] ({{a.k.a.}} "Charwanja") and was posted to Thall, [[Kurram Agency]], (Ahmedzai Operations) then to Datta Khel (Lower Tochi Operations). In November 1941, his battalion went to join [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim\|General Slim]]'s [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)\|Fourteenth Army]] to fight in [[Burma]]. His best friend in the battalion was Major [[Sam Manekshaw]], later a field marshal, with whom he had a lifelong friendship.		Commissioned on 1 February 1940, Rahman joined the 4/[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] ({{a.k.a.}} "Charwanja") and was posted to Thall, [[Kurram Agency]], (Ahmedzai Operations) then to Datta Khel (Lower Tochi Operations). In November 1941, his battalion went to join [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim\|General Slim]]'s [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)\|Fourteenth Army]] to fight in [[Burma]]. His best friend in the battalion was Major [[Sam Manekshaw]], later a field marshal, with whom he had a lifelong friendship.

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	After retirement in December 1971, he wrote extensively on military issues. In 1977, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq appointed him as Chairman of the Federal Public Services Commission, holding this position until 1985.		After retirement in December 1971, he wrote extensively on military issues. In 1977, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq appointed him as Chairman of the Federal Public Services Commission, holding this position until 1985.

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{{short description|Pakistani general and military governor}}
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'''Mohammed Attique Rahman''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد عتیق الرحمن}}}}), [[Military Cross|MC]] (24 June 1918 – 1 June 1996) was a [[Three-star rank|three-star]] [[lieutenant general]] officer in the Pakistan Army, a noted military historian, and a senior government official. He was the martial law administrator (MLA) of [[West Pakistan]] in General [[Yahya Khan]]'s military regime<ref>[http://www.profile-bengal.com/0326_69_intelligence_note.htm Pakistan : Martial Law "Who's Who"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923072142/http://www.profile-bengal.com/0326_69_intelligence_note.htm |date=23 September 2008 }} ''The American Papers – Secret and Confidential India.Pakistan.Bangladesh Documents 1965-1973,'' 26 March 1969</ref> He was the last Governor of West Pakistan and implemented the dissolution of the [[One Unit]] scheme, after which he became the first [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Governor of Punjab province]].

==Early life==
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Born on 24 June 1918, Rahman was the son of Lt Colonel Abdur Rahman RIAMC{{expand acronym|date=March 2019}} and had two brothers. The first, Kaiser, died shortly after birth in 1915; the second was his younger brother, Mohammed Attaur Rahman (Knights Cross with Golden Chain Hungary<rDr M A Rahmanef>
Rahman was schooled at [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's]] in London, UK, and then joined the [[Rashtriya Indian Military College|Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]], [[British India]], where he was awarded the Sword of Honor and the silver spurs as the best all-round Gentleman Cadet.
His younger brother received a major scholarship at Jesus College Cambridge.ref>Dr M A Rahman<

==Military service==
{{unreferenced section|date=March 2019}}
Commissioned on 1 February 1940, Rahman joined the 4/[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] ({{a.k.a.}} "Charwanja") and was posted to Thall, [[Kurram Agency]], (Ahmedzai Operations) then to Datta Khel (Lower Tochi Operations). In November 1941, his battalion went to join [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim|General Slim]]'s [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)|Fourteenth Army]] to fight in [[Burma]]. His best friend in the battalion was Major [[Sam Manekshaw]], later a field marshall, with whom he had a lifelong friendship.

In 1966, promoted to lieutenant general, he commanded his first corps, [[IV Corps (Pakistan)|IV Corps]], then headquartered at Multan (later it was moved to [[Lahore]]). When General [[Yahya Khan]]'s martial law was instituted on 25 March 1969, Rahman was appointed Martial Law Administrator (MLA), Zone A ([[West Pakistan]]), due to his position as Commander IV  Corps. In August 1969, Rahman was relieved by [[Tikka Khan]] and moved to [[I Corps (Pakistan)|I Corps]] at Mangla. Rahman stayed there until February 1970. He was then replaced by Lt Gen Irshad Ahmed Khan. Rahman was appointed as the Governor of [[West Pakistan]] in February 1970, replacing Air Marshal [[Nur Khan]]. He stayed as governor until the breakup of [[One Unit]] in 1971, and then became [[Governor of Punjab (Pakistan)|Governor of Punjab]]. He retired from the army and from the governorship in December 1971.<ref>back to the Pavillion LT Gen. Attique Rahman</ref>

==Military analyst==
{{unreferenced section|date=March 2019}}
After retirement in December 1971, he wrote extensively on military issues. In 1977, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq appointed him as Chairman of the Federal Public Services Commission, holding this position until 1985.

==Works==
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*{{cite book|first=Mohammed Attiqur|last=Rahman|year=1973|title= Leadership: Junior Commanders }}
*{{cite book|first=Mohammed Attiqur|last=Rahman|year=1973|title= Leadership: Senior Commanders }}
*{{cite book|first=Mohammed Attiqur|last=Rahman|year=1976|title= Our Defence Cause: An analysis of Pakistan's past and future military role }}
*{{cite book|first=Mohammed Attiqur|last=Rahman|year=1978|title= Reflections on Infantry }}
*{{cite book|first=Mohammed Attiqur|last=Rahman|year=1980|title= Wardens of the Marches: a history of the Piffers, 1947-1971 }}
*{{cite book|first=Mohammed Attiqur|last=Rahman|year=1981|title= Reflections on the principles of surprise and deception }}
*{{cite book|first=Mohammed Attiqur|last=Rahman|year=2005|title= Back to the pavilion|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|ISBN=0-19-597861-7}}

==Decorations==

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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/SAserials/Dawn/1996/13Je96.html#herr Herr Generalfeldmarschall Attiq von Rachmann by Ardeshir Cowasjee (Dawn)]

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