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'''Sultan Mohammed Khan''' (19 February 1919 – 8 November 2010) was a Pakistani civil servant and British India Army officer who served as a [[foreign Secretary (Pakistan)|Foreign Secretary]] of [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dawn.com/news/580175/ex-foreign-secretary-sultan-khan-passes-awa | title=Ex-foreign secretary Sultan Khan passes away | work=dawn.com | accessdate=6 May 2022}}</ref> He was also  [[Pakistan]]'s [[ambassador]] to the [[United States]] in the [[Nixon]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/filmmore/reference/interview/khan01.html | title=Nixon’s meeting with Pakistan president | work=pbs.org | accessdate=6 May 2022}}</ref> and [[Jimmy Carter]] presidency.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/23/AR2010112306494.html | title=Sultan M. Khan, Pakistan ambassador | work=washingtonpost.com | accessdate=6 May 2022}}</ref>
'''Sultan Mohammed Khan''' (19 February 1919 – 8 November 2010) was a Pakistani civil servant and British India Army officer who served as a [[foreign Secretary (Pakistan)|Foreign Secretary]] of [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dawn.com/news/580175/ex-foreign-secretary-sultan-khan-passes-awa | title=Ex-foreign secretary Sultan Khan passes away | work=dawn.com | accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> He was also  [[Pakistan]]'s [[ambassador]] to the [[United States]] in the [[Nixon]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/filmmore/reference/interview/khan01.html | title=Nixon’s meeting with Pakistan president | work=pbs.org | accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> and [[Jimmy Carter]] presidency.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/23/AR2010112306494.html | title=Sultan M. Khan, Pakistan ambassador | work=washingtonpost.com | accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Sultan Mohammed Khan joined the [[British Indian army]] as an officer cadet and was commissioned as a [[lieutenant]] in the 4th Indian [[The Grenadiers|Grenadiers]], during  World War II he served in India and the Malays-Indonesia front.<ref name="auto"/> He took an early release from the [[British Indian army]] as a [[major]] and after independence of Pakistan from the [[United Kingdom|British]], Khan joined the Pakistan's [[foreign service]].<ref name="auto"/>
Sultan Mohammed Khan joined the [[British Indian army]] as an officer cadet and was commissioned as a [[lieutenant]] in the 4th Indian [[The Grenadiers|Grenadiers]], during  World War II he served in India and the Malays-Indonesia front.<ref name="auto"/> He took an early release from the [[British Indian army]] as a [[major]] and after independence of Pakistan from the [[United Kingdom|British]], Khan joined the Pakistan's [[foreign service]].<ref name="auto"/>


During his career as a diplomat, he served as a Pakistan ambassador to the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[China]], and [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.com/richard-nixon-pakistans-yahya-khan-how-they-changed-history-ended-pariahs-1374435 | title=Sultan Mohammed Khan, Pakistan's foreign secretary at the time and a former ambassador to the U.S. | work=ibtimes.com | accessdate=6 May 2022}}</ref>
During his career as a diplomat, he served as a Pakistan ambassador to the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[China]], and [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.com/richard-nixon-pakistans-yahya-khan-how-they-changed-history-ended-pariahs-1374435 | title=Sultan Mohammed Khan, Pakistan's foreign secretary at the time and a former ambassador to the U.S. | work=ibtimes.com | accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Latest revision as of 21:12, 25 September 2022

This article is about the Pakistani diplomat. For the Pakistani politician in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, see Sultan Mohammad Khan (politician).

Sultan Mohammed Khan
10th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
In office
1 July 1970 – 31 March 1972
PresidentYahya Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded byS.M Yusuf
Succeeded byIftikhar Ali
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
In office
15 May 1972 – 8 December 1973
PresidentZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded byN.A.M Raza
Succeeded bySahabzada Yaqub Khan
Personal details
Born(1919-02-19)19 February 1919
Jaora, Undivided India
Died8 November 2010(2010-11-08) (aged 91)
NationalityPakistani
Spouse(s)Abeda Sultan Khan
Children4
Alma materEwing Christian College
OccupationCivil servant Foreign service officer

Sultan Mohammed Khan (19 February 1919 – 8 November 2010) was a Pakistani civil servant and British India Army officer who served as a Foreign Secretary of Pakistan.[1] He was also Pakistan's ambassador to the United States in the Nixon[2] and Jimmy Carter presidency.[3]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Sultan Mohammed Khan was born in Jaora State, British India, on 19 February 1919. He received his bachelors degree from Ewing Christian College.[4]

Career[edit | edit source]

Sultan Mohammed Khan joined the British Indian army as an officer cadet and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 4th Indian Grenadiers, during World War II he served in India and the Malays-Indonesia front.[4] He took an early release from the British Indian army as a major and after independence of Pakistan from the British, Khan joined the Pakistan's foreign service.[4]

During his career as a diplomat, he served as a Pakistan ambassador to the United States, Canada, China, and Japan.[5]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

He married daughter of Jaora State ruler, Nawabzadi Abeda Sultan, in 1943.[4] The couple had four children. He emigrated to the United States and lived a retired life in Maryland, United States.[4]

Book[edit | edit source]

  • Memories & Reflections of a Pakistani Diplomat (1999)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Ex-foreign secretary Sultan Khan passes away". dawn.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nixon's meeting with Pakistan president". pbs.org. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sultan M. Khan, Pakistan ambassador". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Former Pakistani Foreign Secretary Sultan Mohammed Khan's Colorful Life Parallels His Country's History". WRMEA.
  5. ↑ "Sultan Mohammed Khan, Pakistan's foreign secretary at the time and a former ambassador to the U.S." ibtimes.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

External links[edit | edit source]

Template:Ambassadors of Pakistan to the United States

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