Mian Ghulam Jilani Death
Mian passed away on March 1, 2004 at the age of 91.
When did Mian Ghulam Jilani die?
March 1, 2004How old was Mian Ghulam Jilani when died?
91
Mian Ghulam Jilani Birthday and Date of Death
Mian Ghulam Jilani was born on March 1, 1913 and died on March 1, 2004. Mian was 91 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: March 1, 1913
Date of Death: March 1, 2004
Age at Death: 91
Mian Ghulam Jilani - Biography
Major General Mian Gulam Jilani (SQA, Imtiazi Sanad) (March 1, 1913 – March 1, 2004) was a two-star general officer in the Pakistan Army who, as an Indian Army officer during the Second World War had survived a Japanese PoW camp at Singapore. He subsequently rose to help negotiate Pakistan's membership in the Baghdad Pact and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. An ethnic Pashtun, he retired from the Pakistan Army in 1962 and was jailed 1973 for his political beliefs. Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience in 1974. He escaped from custody and took political asylum in the United States in 1975.
