Jemadar

Yazdan Khan
Born1880s
Allegiance British India
Service/branchBritish Raj British Indian Army
Years of service1906-1933
RankJemadar (Viceroy's Commissioned Officer)
Unit106th Hazara Pioneers
Battles/warsWorld War I
ChildrenGeneral Muhammad Musa

Jemadar Yazdan Khan Hazara (Hazaragi: سردار یزدان خان هزاره) (born 1880s) was a Viceroy's Commissioned Officer of the British Indian Army from Baluchistan, British India (today Pakistan) from 1906 until 1926.[1] He served in the 106th Hazara Pioneers during World War I. He was a descendant of Sher Ali Khan, a Hazara elder from Jaghori, Afghanistan.[2][3]

He was not amongst the fugitive warring tribe of Hazara and belonged to the Afghani Hazara Jaghuri sub tribe Oqi. He migrated from sangi masha jaghuri to Quetta in the year 1908 and joined British army and was dismissed from his service in the year 1926 by captain Ali Dost incharge Hazara Pioneer. He was the father of General Muhammad Musa Khan Hazara who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1958 to 1966.[4][5]

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  1. ↑ "Chehlum to be observed today". The Express Tribune. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Hazara The Best. "Great General Mussa Khan". Hazara The Best. Hazara The Best. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Yusufzai, Rahimullah. "The first priority is security". The News. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hero of 1965 General Mohammad Musa Hazara". Hzra.
  5. ↑ "Qasemi3, Tarikh, Ariaye". www.ariaye.com.
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