Rahimuddin Khan
Rahimuddin Khan | |
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| 7th Governor of Balochistan | |
| In office 18 September 1978 – 22 March 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Khuda Bakhsh Marri |
| Succeeded by | F. S. Lodhi |
| 16th Governor of Sindh | |
| In office 24 June 1988 – 11 September 1988 | |
| Chief Minister | Akhtar Ali G. Kazi |
| Preceded by | Ashraf W. Tabani |
| Succeeded by | Qadeeruddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1926 |
| Died | 22 August 2022 (aged 96) |
| Spouse | Saqiba Rahimuddin |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1948–1987 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Baloch Regiment |
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Rahimuddin Khan (21 July 1926 – 22 August 2022) was a Pakistani four-star general who served as the fourth Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakistan Army from 1984 to 1987. He also served as the seventh Governor of Balochistan, from 1978 to 1984, and briefly as the 16th Governor of Sindh in 1988.
After the Partition of British India, Rahimuddin enrolled as the first cadet of the Pakistan Military Academy. He was posted along the future Line of Control during the Indo-Pakistan war of 1947–1948. As a captain, he was part of military action during the 1953 Lahore riots. He later commanded 111 Brigade in Rawalpindi and II Corps in Multan. As Chairman Joint Chiefs, he rejected the future military plan for the Kargil Conflict.
As the longest-serving governor of Balochistan, Rahimuddin declared a general amnesty and ended all military operations in the province. His tenure saw widespread development, including the opening of Sui gas fields to Quetta, the construction of nuclear test sites in Chaghai, and the halting of the Baloch insurgency. He was credited with financial honesty, but controversially suppressed mujahideen entering the province during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Rahimuddin refused an extension of service as Chairman Joint Chiefs, retiring in 1987.