Sultan Mohammed Khan Mengal
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Sultan Mohammed Khan Mengal | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1918 |
| Died | 26 September 2021 (aged 102) Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  British India Pakistan |
| Service/ |  British Indian Army (1941–1947) Pakistan Army (1947–1967) |
| Years of service | 1941–1967[1] |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Sultan Mohammed Khan Mengal (November 1918 – 26 September 2021) was the oldest Pakistan Army veteran. He joined the British Indian Army in 1941 and was commissioned in the 5th Baluch (Jacob Regiment) in 1942.[2] Following the independence of Pakistan, he joined Pakistan Army and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1967. He died on 26 September 2021 in Quetta and was 103 years old at the time of his death.[1][3]
Personal life[edit]
Sultan Mengal was born in November 1918.[4]
Military career[edit]
Sultan Mengal started his military career by joining the British Indian Army in 1941 and got a commission in the 5th Baluch (Jacob Regiment) in 1942.[2][1] After the independence of Pakistan, he joined Pakistan Army's Frontier Force Regiment and also served as the instructor at Infantry School Quetta. He also served as the commandant of the Khyber Rifles, 2FF Guides, Sutlej Rangers, Northern Scouts Gilgit.[2] He retired in 1967 from Pakistan Army as a Lieutenant Colonel.[1][5]
Death[edit]
Sultan Mengal died at the age of 103 in Combined Military Hospital in the city of Quetta on 26 September 2021.[2] Pakistan military spokesman, Major General Babar Iftikhar, expressed his condolences on the demise of Sultan Mohammed Khan Mengal and described him as "a keen soldier and adventurist who had climbed, walked, skied, sailed and rowed through all of the country’s natural terrain on many expeditions".[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Pakistan Army's oldest veteran dies at 103: ISPR". ARY NEWS. 26 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "پاک فوج کے معمر ترین افسر انتقال کرگئے پاک فوج کے لیفٹیننٹ کرنل سلطان محمد خان مینگل کی عمر 103 سال تھی". UrduPoint (in Urdu). 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Oldest Pakistan Army veteran Lt-Col (r) Sultan Mengal breathes his last at 103". Daily Pakistan Global. 27 September 2021.
- ^ "اولڈ وار ویٹرن لیفٹیننٹ کرنل ریٹائرڈ سلطان محمد خان مینگل انتقال کرگئے". Roznama Dunya (in Urdu). 27 September 2021.
- ^ Zehra, Mehak (27 September 2021). "Lt Col. Sultan Mengal, Oldest Army Veteran Passes Away At 103". Brandsynario.
- ^ "ISPR DG condoles demise of oldest veteran soldier of Pakistan Army". Daily Times. 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Army veteran Sultan Mengal passes away". DAWN.COM. 27 September 2021.
- ^ "ISPR DG condoles demise of Lieutenant Colonel (R) Sultan Mohammed Khan Mengal". www.radio.gov.pk. 27 September 2021.