Ghulam Jilani Khan

Ghulam Jilani Khan }} (Punjabi, }}, 1924-1999) was a senior general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 14th Governor of Punjab Province and 11th Defence Secretary of Pakistan in the military government of President General Zia-ul-Haq.

Jilani was a junior officer in the Indian Army and served with distinction in the Second World War, then with the independence of 1947 opted for Pakistan and took a leave of absence to join the fighting in Kashmir as an irregular. He joined the Military Intelligence Directorate and commanded field operations in the 1965 and 1971 wars against India. In 1971 he assumed the directorship of the Directorate-General for Inter-Services Intelligence (''ISI''). After six years there, he assisted General Zia in the operation code-named ''Fair Play'' to remove Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, subsequently joining Zia's military administration as Secretary General at the Ministry of Defence. In 1980 he was appointed martial law administrator and Governor of the Punjab Province, which he governed until 1985. He is also known as the chief architect of Pakistan Muslim League faction and mentor of Nawaz Sharif.

In retirement he was the principal founder of Chand Bagh School. Provided by Wikipedia
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