Fateh Naseeb Khan

Khan Bahadur Maj.Gen. Fateh Naseeb Khan, OBE KB (1888–1933), was the Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces. He was a close confidant and trusted aide of Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, who was the Maharaja of Alwar State. He participated in World War I.

Fateh Naseeb
BornAlwar State, British India
AllegianceAlwar State
Service/branchAlwar State Forces
Imperial Service Troops
Years of service1904–1933
RankMajor General
Commands held
Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces
Officer-in-Charge of Sariska Hunting Reserve
Army Minister of Alwar (Member Alwar State Council)
Battles/warsWorld War I
Third Anglo-Afghan War
AwardsOrder of British Empire
Khan Bahadur (title)

Background and family

He belonged to a Khanzada Muslim Rajput family. He was a descendant of Raja Nahar Khan, who was a Rajput ruler of Mewat.

He had six sons namely, Subedar-Major Abdul Majeed Khan, Deputy Director (FIA) SP (R) Abdul Waheed Khan, Major Muhammad Iqbal Khan (PR), Dr Muhammad Allahdad Khan, Colonel Malik Niaz Ahmad Khan (PA) and Dr Khursheed Alam Khan. After the Partition of India in 1947 they migrated to Hyderabad, Pakistan.

Titles and honours

He was given the title of :

"KHAN BAHADUR" title awarded to General Fateh Naseeb Khan of Alwar State Forces on 17 January 1929

State Service

References

    • "TheDaily". Thedaily.pk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

    |- ! Military offices |- |Preceded by
    Daud Khan | Commander-in-Chief of Alwar State Forces
    1930 1933 | Succeeded by
    Abdul Rahman Khan Chib, Bahadur |- |}

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