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| name = Syed Mahdi Hasnain
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[[Major general (India)|Major General]] '''Syed Mahdi Hasnain''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]] was a former [[General officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He was the raising commanding officer of the 4th Battalion, [[The Garhwal Rifles]].<ref name=pb>http://purpleberet.com/details/onceupon_detail.aspx?id=13</ref> He was commissioned in the [[British Indian Army]] in the [[The Garhwal Rifles|1st Royal Garhwal Rifles]] in 1943.

==Early life and education==
He obtained his [[Master of Arts]] (MA) and [[LLB]] from the [[University of Lucknow]].<ref name=pb/> He chose to remain in the Indian Army instead of joining the [[Pakistan Army]] citing his Indian culture and heritage after the partition of [[British India]] in 1947.

==Military career==
He attended the British [[Imperial Defense College]], [[London]] in 1965 on being nominated to the institution by the [[Indian Army]]. He has commanded the Indian Army's [[20th Infantry Division (India)|20 Mountain Division]] and also the [[19th Infantry Division (India)|19 Infantry Division]].

==Children==
His son [[Syed Ata Hasnain]] was also a general officer in the [[Indian Army]]. His other son, Raza, was an officer of the [[Indian Administrative Service]], who retired early, and is working in the corporate sector.

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
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|align="center" | || Viceroy's Commissioned Officer || [[British Indian Army]] || 26 February 1941<ref name="Indian_Army_List_47">{{cite book|pages=754|title=Indian Army List (Special Edition) 1947|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1947}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-1a.svg|35px]] || [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries|Second Lieutenant]] || British Indian Army || 28 February 1943 (emergency)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_47"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] || British Indian Army || 28 August 1943 (war-substantive)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_47"/><br />28 February 1944 (substantive)
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || Lieutenant || [[Indian Army]] || 15 August 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note">Upon independence in 1947, India became a [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. As a result, the rank insignia of the [[British Army]], incorporating the [[Tudor Crown]] and four-pointed [[Order of the Bath|Bath Star]] ("pip"), was retained, as [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] remained Commander-in-Chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. After 26 January 1950, when India became a [[Republic of India|republic]], the [[President of India]] became Commander-in-Chief, and the [[Lion Capital of Asoka|Ashoka Lion]] replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-2.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 28 February 1949 (substantive)<ref name="insignia" group="note"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=917 |date=2 July 1949 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=227 |date=11 February 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 28 February 1956<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=127 |date=23 June 1956 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army ||
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 22 December 1965<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=558 |date=22 July 1967 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 5 October 1967 (substantive)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=98 |date=10 February 1968 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 3 June 1969 (acting)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=739 |date=2 August 1969 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><br />2 February 1970 (substantive)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=509 |date=18 April 1970 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
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==Notes==
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==References==

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{{Indian Army}}

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[[Category:Military personnel from Allahabad]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Defence Studies]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
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[[Category:University of Lucknow alumni]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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