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Mirza, Sahibzada Syed Iskander Ali

Date of birth:
November 13th, 1899 (Murshidabad/Bengal, British India)
Date of death:
November 13th, 1969 (London, United Kingdom)
Buried on:
Imamzadeh Abdollah
Service number:
IA 1511
Nationality:
British-Indian

Biography

July 16, 1938: Major
July 16, 1946: Lieutenant Colonel
1950: Major General

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Awarded on:
1935
King George V's Silver Jubilee Medal 1935
Awarded on:
1937
King George VI Coronation Medal
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Khyber Agency, Indian Political Service
Awarded on:
June 8th, 1939
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Khyber Agency, Indian Political Service
Awarded on:
1945
Companion of the Indian Empire (CIE)
Awarded on:
1948
Pakistan Tamgha
Awarded on:
1953
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Medal 1953
Awarded on:
1956
Order of Pahlavi - 1st Class
Awarded on:
1958
Nishan-i-Lmar-i-Ala - 1st Class
India General Service Medal (1909 IGSM)

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