Tikka Khan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tikka Khan, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Pakistan.

3 records1971–19723 events2 places

Chronological biography

1971

Operation Searchlight25 March 1971

Warfare / Indian Wars · Lieutenant General · Eastern Commander · Dhaka

Tikka Khan commands Pakistan's Eastern Command when Operation Searchlight begins in Dhaka.

Eastern Command ReplacementApril 1971

Warfare / Indian Wars · Lieutenant General · Eastern Commander · Dhaka

Tikka Khan is replaced in the Eastern Command as the conflict in East Pakistan intensifies.

1972

Chief of Army Staff3 March 1972

Warfare / Military · General · Chief of Army Staff · Rawalpindi

Tikka Khan becomes Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Gul Hassan Khan.

Titles and roles

General · Chief of Army Staff · Lieutenant General · Eastern Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.