Ghulam Haider

Naik Ghulam Haider غلام حیدر
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In office 1908–1943
Personal details
Born	1890 Jaghori, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Died	12 March 1968(1968-03-12) (aged 77)
Citizenship	British Subject (1908–1943) Afghanistani Citizens (1945–1968)
Father	Khuda Raham
Alma mater	Sheikh Hassan
Occupation	Serviceman
Profession	Officer (armed forces), Shia clergy
Ethnicity	Hazara
Military service
Allegiance	British India
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Naik
Unit	106th Hazara Pioneers 1/127th Queen Mary's Own Baluchistan Light Infantry
Battles/wars	World War 1 World War 2 Mesopotamian campaign Burma Campaign
Awards	Order of the British Empire

Ghulam Haider or Ghulam Hassan MBE (/ɡhoʊlɑːm/; Persian: ;غلام حیدر‎ Born 2 August 1890 – 12 March 1968) was a Naik from Baluchistan, British India. He belongs to the Hazara Community.

After gaining commission as an officer in the British Indian Army, he served in both World Wars and with distinction in the World War I and World War II on the side of United Kingdom and opted for Pakistan as an aftermath of partition of British India in 1947.

Biography

Ghulam Haider was born on 1890 in Jaghori District of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan into a Persian-speaking family of local Khans and his father Khuda Raham was Khan of Loman in Jaghori and he belonged to a Hazara tribal tradition. After he came to British India from Afghanistan he joins the army was recruited to the British Indian Army as a Jawan in 1908 and eventually joined the 106th Hazara Pioneers after being promoted as the Naik– a non-commissioned officer in the British Indian Army.

Tribe

He’s belonged to Jaghori tribe Jaghori tribe were found in Afghanistan, who mostly inhabit in Jaghori District of Ghazni Province. Some Jaghori Hazaras also live in Pakistan they form the majority of the Hazaras in Quetta.

Ghori people, whose chief Muhammad of Ghor had destroyed the Ghaznavid, were inhabiting this place. therefore "Jai-ghori", in Hazaragi means "in place of Ghori".

Yazdan Khan the late father of General Musa Khan General Chief of Staff of Pakistan Official profile at Pakistan Army website was a distance Cousin of Hassani Family.

Family

Ghulam Haider's father was a Hazara and mother was from a Sayyid Family. The Hassani Family is ruling Khan Family with in area of Jaghori in 19th century the family line is unknown but the last Khan of the area was Khan Khuda Raham. The Hassani Family was one many of Khans of Hazarajat region which is an autonomous region in early 19th century. Ghulam Haider was skip Hazarajat in Quetta of British India during attack from Afghan state under Abdur Rahman Khan who massacred millions of Hazaras from 1895-1901.

The remaining members of The Hassani family is living in Australia.

See also

• List of Hazara people
• List of people from Quetta

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