Ishfakul Majid

Major General Ishfakul Majid (17 March 1903 – 31 March 1976) also known as Muhammed Ishfakul Majid, was the most senior Assamese Muslim officer of the British Indian Army and the Pakistan Army.

Personal

His father Abdul Majid served in the Indian Judiciary as a magistrate. Ishfakul Majid was born in Jorhat and grew up in Shillong, Assam.

Military career (Indian Army)

Ishfakul Majid joined the Royal Military College, Sandhurst on 2 February 1922. He was commissioned on 27 August 1924 on the Unattached List for the Indian Army. After his commission, Ishfakul Majid was attached with the second battalion of Lincolnshire Regiment of the British Army for one year. On 31 October 1925 he was accepted for the British Indian Army, being posted to the 4th Battalion 19th Hyderabad Regiment. He was promoted Lieutenant 27 November 1926, Captain 27 August 1933 and Major 1 December 1941. He served in Burma and British Malaya during the Second World War attached to the Assam Regiment.

Military career (Pakistan Army)

In 1947, Majid joined the Pakistan Army. In Pakistan Army he was promoted to the rank of Major General.[1] He became the GOC of the 9 Division of the Pakistan Army. Majid was 2 years senior to late dictator and self-proclaimed Field Marshal Ayub Khan but Ayub Khan became the Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army bypassing Major General Ishfakul Majid, in rather suspicious circumstances, due to the intervention of Iskander Mirza. Majid was unjustly named in the Rawalpindi conspiracy but later he was proved innocent. After this incident, he resigned from his service.

Bangladesh

He came back to Bangladesh in 1962. Major General Majid and General M. A. G. Osmani met Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in March 1971 on behalf of retired Bengali soldiers and showed their loyalty towards the new state of Bangladesh. Majid was later arrested by the Pakistan Army. Eventually he was released from prison. Major General Ishfakul Majid died on 31 March 1976 in Bangladesh. [2]

Sources

References

  1. ↑ Shah, Sabir. "Appointments of Pakistan Army commanders and historic facts". thenews.com.pk. The News International. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ↑ <http://www.amadershomoy2.com/content/2013/03/31/middle0272.htm>
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