Suleiman Khan (Army officer)
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Suleiman Ahmed Khan was a Sharifistani Army officer and nobleman who was Colonel of the Royal Ghazi Regiment and Emir of Khan County
Early life
He was born on August the 3rd 1926, the son of the Emir of Khan County and his 20 year old wife. He was educated at Eton College.
Military career
Mirza Suleiman Ahmed Khan enlisted in the Royal Sharifistani Army on his 17th birthday August the 3rd 1943. After a year of training he was doing active service for the Royal Ghazi Regiment in World War Two, after the war he did a Bachelor of Military Science degree and was commissioned on 1948. As an officer he served in the Korean War and the Six Day War as well as possibly other conflicts. He served for 28 years old and was still an army officer when he was assassinated in 1971.
Aqid (Colonel) Suleiman Ahmed Khan Distinguished Gallantry Medal, Palestine Service Medal, Korea Service Medal, Emir | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Sultan Mehmet" |
| Died | Royal Ghazi Regiment HQ, a classified location, Sharifistan |
| Buried | Khan County Islamic Cemetery |
| Allegiance | Sultanate of Sharifistan |
| Service/ | Royal Sharifistani Army |
| Years of service | 1943-1971 |
| Rank | Aqid (Colonel) |
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| Unit | Royal Ghazi Regiment |
| Commands held | the Royal Ghazi Regiment (and previously classified commands within it) |
| Battles/wars | World War Two, Arab-Israeli War, Korean War, Six Day War and potentially had classified involvement in other conflicts |
| Awards | Distinguished Gallantry Medal, Palestine Service Medal, Korea Service Medal |
| Memorials | Aqid's Memorial, Madinat Al-Islam, Sharifistan |
| Spouse(s) | Meryem Aisha Khan and Amira Sa'id Al-Hussein |
| Children | Emir Suleiman Khan |
| Relations | Sharifistani royal family |
Veneration
Shahid Suleiman Ahmed Khan Distinguished Gallantry Medal, Palestine Service Medal, Korea Service Medal, Emir | |
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| Emir of Khan County | |
| Died | August the 5th, 1971 classified |
| Venerated in | Sufi Islam in Sharifistan |
| Major shrine | Aqid's Memorial, Madinat Al-Islam, Sharifistan |
| Patronage | Royal Ghazi Regiment, Khan County, soldiers, foreign students, military personnel looking for promotions, landowners, Palestinians and business-owners. |
| Controversy | Anti-communism |