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
Nickname(s)"Sultan Mehmet"
DiedRoyal Ghazi Regiment HQ, a classified location, Sharifistan
Buried
Khan County Islamic Cemetery
AllegianceSultanate of Sharifistan
Service/branchRoyal Sharifistani Army
Years of service1943-1971
RankAqid (Colonel)
Service number
  1. 59182598183
UnitRoyal Ghazi Regiment
Commands heldthe Royal Ghazi Regiment (and previously classified commands within it)
Battles/warsWorld War Two, Arab-Israeli War, Korean War, Six Day War and potentially had classified involvement in other conflicts
AwardsDistinguished Gallantry Medal, Palestine Service Medal, Korea Service Medal
MemorialsAqid's Memorial, Madinat Al-Islam, Sharifistan
Spouse(s)Meryem Aisha Khan and Amira Sa'id Al-Hussein
ChildrenEmir Suleiman Khan
RelationsSharifistani royal family

Veneration

Shahid

Suleiman Ahmed Khan

Distinguished Gallantry Medal, Palestine Service Medal, Korea Service Medal, Emir
Emir of Khan County
DiedAugust the 5th, 1971
classified
Venerated inSufi Islam in Sharifistan
Major shrineAqid's Memorial, Madinat Al-Islam, Sharifistan
PatronageRoyal Ghazi Regiment, Khan County, soldiers, foreign students, military personnel looking for promotions, landowners, Palestinians and business-owners.
ControversyAnti-communism