Attiqur Rahman

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Lieutenant General Mohammed Attiqur Rahman MC
14th Governor of Punjab
In office 1 July 1970 – 23 December 1971
President	Agha Yahya Khan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded by	Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani
Succeeded by	Ghulam Mustafa Khar
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Attiqur Rahman (1918-06-24)24 June 1918 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Died	1 June 1996(1996-06-01) (aged 77) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Resting place	former National Accountability Bureau
Parent	former National Accountability Bureau
Alma mater	St Paul's School Indian Military Academy
Awards	Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Pakistan Military Cross
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1940-47)  Pakistan (1947-71)
Branch/service	British Indian Army  Pakistan Army
Years of service	1940–1971
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Infantry (4/12 FF Regiment)
Commands	Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS) 15th Infantry Division, Sialkot 7th Infantry Division, Peshawar Adjutant General (AG) 12th Infantry Division, Murree IV Corps, Multan (later Lahore) I Corps, Mangla
Battles/wars	World War II Burma campaign Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Post-Retirement Work	Civil servant and former Governor of the Punjab

Mohammed Attiqur Rahman (Punjabi, Urdu: محمد عتیق الرحمان), MC (24 June 1918 – 1 June 1996), also known by his nickname as General Turk,^[1] was a senior general in the Pakistan Army, a noted military historian, and a senior government official. He was the martial law administrator (MLA) of West Pakistan in General Yahya Khan's military regime.^[2] He was educated at St.Paul's school, London and joined IMA in 1939 with a sword of Honour and then joined 4th/12th FFR. He was the last Governor of West Pakistan and implemented the dissolution of the One Unit scheme, after which he became the first Governor of Punjab province.