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	\|name = Colonel Muhammad Khan		\|name = Colonel Muhammad Khan
	\|native_name = کرنل محمد خان		\|native_name = کرنل محمد خان
	\|native_name_lang = urd		\|native_name_lang = urd
	\|birth_date = 1910		\|birth_date = 1910
	\|death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1999\|10\|23\|1910}}		\|death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1999\|10\|23\|1910}}
	\|birth_place = [[British India]] [[Chakwal]]		\|birth_place = [[British India]] [[Chakwal]]
	\|death_place = [[Chakwal]], ~~[[Punjab, Pakistan\|~~Punjab]]		\|death_place = [[Chakwal, Punjab]]
	\|image =		\|image =
	\|caption =		\|caption =
	\|nickname = Colonel M. Khan		\|nickname = Colonel M. Khan
	\|allegiance = ~~{{PAK}}~~		\|allegiance = Pakistan
	\|branch = [[British Indian Army]], [[Pakistan Army]]		\|branch = [[British Indian Army]], [[Pakistan Army]]
	\|serviceyears = 1930–1972		\|serviceyears = 1930–1972
	\|rank = ~~[[File:US-O6 insignia.svg\|40px]]~~ [[Colonel]]		\|rank = [[Colonel]]
	\|commands =		\|commands =
	\|unit = [[Indian Army Corps of Signals]], [[Structure of the Pakistan Army\|Pakistan Army Education Corps]]		\|unit = [[Indian Army Corps of Signals]], [[Structure of the Pakistan Army\|Pakistan Army Education Corps]]
	\|battles = {{plainlist\|		\|battles = {{plainlist\|
	* [[Second World War]]		* [[Second World War]]
	* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]		* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]
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	\|awards =		\|awards =
	\|laterwork = Novelist and humorist		\|laterwork = Novelist and humorist
	\|alma_mater= Islamia College, Lahore		\|alma_mater = Islamia College, Lahore
	}}		}}
	[[Colonel]] ''' Muhammad Khan''' (1910 – 23 October 1999) was a [[Pakistan Army]] officer and a war veteran. He also served in the Indian Army of the undivided [[British India]] and was a veteran of [[World War II]]. While serving in [[Pakistan Army]], he wrote his first book ''Bajung Aamad'' ({{lang-ur\|بجنگ آمد}}) which was a humorous autobiography. This book became extremely popular and became one of the most famous books in Urdu literature. The success of his first book earned him critically acclaimed prominence among Urdu humorists and he is considered one of the most influential authors of this genre. He was the fellow of [[Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi]], [[Zamir Jafri]], [[Shafiq-ur-Rahman (humorist)\|Shafiq-ur-Rahman]].<ref>Daily Jung, 24 October 1999</ref>		[[Colonel]] ''' Muhammad Khan''' (1910 – 23 October 1999) was a [[Pakistan Army]] officer and a war veteran. He also served in the Indian Army of the undivided [[British India]] and was a veteran of [[World War II]]. While serving in [[Pakistan Army]], he wrote his first book ''Bajung Aamad'' ({{lang-ur\|بجنگ آمد}}) which was a humorous autobiography. This book became extremely popular and became one of the most famous books in Urdu literature. The success of his first book earned him critically acclaimed prominence among Urdu humorists and he is considered one of the most influential authors of this genre. He was the fellow of [[Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi]], [[Zamir Jafri]], [[Shafiq-ur-Rahman (humorist)\|Shafiq-ur-Rahman]].<ref>Daily Jung, 24 October 1999</ref>
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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	He was born as Muhammad Khan in the village of [[Balkassar\|Balkasar]] which is a part of city of [[Chakwal]]~~, [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], Pakistan~~. He studied in [[Islamia College (Lahore)\|Islamia College, Lahore]] and when [[World War II]] broke out, he joined the [[British Indian Army]]. He served in [[Iraq]], [[Egypt]] ~~and~~ [[Mandatory Palestine\|Palestine]]~~. In~~ the [[Western Desert Campaign\|Western Desert]], during the [[Second World War]], he valorously fought against the Germans.		He was born as Muhammad Khan in the village of [[Balkassar\|Balkasar]] which is a part of the city of [[Chakwal]]. He studied in [[Islamia College (Lahore)\|Islamia College, Lahore]] and when [[World War II]] broke out, he joined the [[British Indian Army]]. He served in [[Iraq]], [[Egypt]], [[Mandatory Palestine\|Palestine]] and in the [[Western Desert Campaign\|Western Desert]] during the [[Second World War]], where he valorously fought against the Germans.

	He rose to fame when he surprised the literary circles through his book ''[[Bajung Aamad]]''. It was an autobiographical account of his life as a soldier in World War II. In 1974, he went on a tour of the UK and later published his account of the UK tour in ''Basalamat Ravi''. Later he published another book, ''Bazam Arayan'', a collection of semi autobiographical [[short story\|short stories]].		He rose to fame when he surprised the literary circles through his book ''[[Bajung Aamad]]''. It was an autobiographical account of his life as a soldier in World War II. In 1974, he went on a tour of the UK and later published his account of the UK tour in ''Basalamat Ravi''. Later he published another book, ''Bazam Arayan'', a collection of semi autobiographical [[short story\|short stories]].

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{{EngvarB|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2009}}
{{Infobox military person
|name = Colonel Muhammad Khan
|native_name = کرنل محمد خان
|native_name_lang = urd
|birth_date = 1910
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1999|10|23|1910}}
|birth_place = [[British India]] [[Chakwal]]
|death_place = [[Chakwal]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
|image =
|caption =
|nickname = Colonel M. Khan
|allegiance = {{PAK}}
|branch = [[British Indian Army]], [[Pakistan Army]]
|serviceyears = 1930–1972
|rank = [[File:US-O6 insignia.svg|40px]] [[Colonel]]
|commands =
|unit = [[Indian Army Corps of Signals]], [[Structure of the Pakistan Army|Pakistan Army Education Corps]]
|battles = {{plainlist|
* [[Second World War]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
}}
|awards =
|laterwork = Novelist and humorist
|alma_mater= Islamia College, Lahore
}}
[[Colonel]] ''' Muhammad Khan''' (1910 – 23 October 1999) was a [[Pakistan Army]] officer and a war veteran. He also served in the Indian Army of the undivided [[British India]] and was a veteran of [[World War II]]. While serving in [[Pakistan Army]], he wrote his first book ''Bajung Aamad'' ({{lang-ur|بجنگ آمد}}) which was a humorous autobiography. This book became extremely popular and became one of the most famous books in Urdu literature. The success of his first book earned him critically acclaimed prominence among Urdu humorists and he is considered one of the most influential authors of this genre. He was the fellow of [[Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi]], [[Zamir Jafri]], [[Shafiq-ur-Rahman (humorist)|Shafiq-ur-Rahman]].<ref>Daily Jung, 24 October 1999</ref>

He is mostly known as ''Colonel Muhammad Khan'' to distinguish him from other bearers of this common name, despite his efforts to be recognised by his [[birth name]]. Later editions of his books show his name as just ''Muhammad Khan''.

==Biography==
He was born as Muhammad Khan in the village of [[Balkassar|Balkasar]] which is a part of city of [[Chakwal]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan. He studied in [[Islamia College (Lahore)|Islamia College, Lahore]] and when [[World War II]] broke out, he joined the [[British Indian Army]]. He served in [[Iraq]], [[Egypt]] and [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]]. In the [[Western Desert Campaign|Western Desert]], during the [[Second World War]], he valorously fought against the Germans.

He rose to fame when he surprised the literary circles through his book ''[[Bajung Aamad]]''. It was an autobiographical account of his life as a soldier in World War II. In 1974, he went on a tour of the UK and later published his account of the UK tour in ''Basalamat Ravi''. Later he published another book, ''Bazam Arayan'', a collection of semi autobiographical [[short story|short stories]].

==Books==
*Bajang Aamad
*Basalamat Ravi
*Bazam Araiyan
*Badesi Mazah
*Tasneefat-e-Kernal Muhammad Khan

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