Military Service
Rahimuddin Khan was born in Kaimganj, United Provinces, India, in the majority Pashtun community of Afridis that migrated from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He attended Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi, founded by his relative Dr. Zakir Hussain, later the President of India. Rahimuddin was also the son-in-law of Hussain's brother, Dr. Mahmud Hussain. He opted for Pakistan during Partition in 1947, enrolled as Gentleman Cadet-1 of the Pakistan Military Academy. As captain, he helped enforce martial law in Lahore during the 1953 Lahore riots.
He attended Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Command and Staff College in Quetta. He was hospitalized months before the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 with a broken ankle. In 1969, he was appointed sub-martial law administrator to Hyderabad. He was Chief Instructor at the Armed Forces War College at the then National Defence College, Rawalpindi until 1975. According to Bhutto aide Maulana Kausar Niazi, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto wanted Rahimuddin to head the new Atomic Energy Commission and nuclear programme, but was declined. As Lieutenant-General, he became Commander II Corps in Multan in 1976. He was made Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee by General Zia-ul-Haq in 1984. He retired in 1987.
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