Fateh Naseeb Khan

Khan Bahadur Maj.Gen. Fateh Naseeb Khan, OBE KB (1888–1933), was the Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces. He was a close confidant and trusted aide of Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, who was the Maharaja of Alwar State. He participated in World War I.

Background and family

He belonged to a Khanzada Muslim Rajput family. He was a descendant of Raja Nahar Khan, who was a Rajput ruler of Mewat.

He had six sons namely, Sub Maj (R) Abdul Majeed Khan (IST), SP (R) Abdul Waheed Khan (FIA), Maj (R) Muhammad Iqbal Khan (PR), Dr Muhammad Allahdad Khan (PARC), Lt Colonel Malik Niaz Ahmad Khan (PA) and Prof Dr Khursheed Alam Khan (KU). After the Partition of India, they emigrated to Pakistan following the religious violence in India in 1947, and settled in Hyderabad, Pakistan.

State Service

Naib risaldar, Alwar State Forces, 1904 Risaldar, Alwar State Forces, 1907 Risaldar Major, Alwar State Forces, 1910 Additional Aide-de-camp to Maharaja of Alwar State, 1913 Aide-de-camp to Maharaja of Alwar State, 1914 Deputed to Imperial Service Troops during World War I, Officer in Charge, Alwar Elephantry military unit, Alwar State Forces, 1916 Squadron Commander, Alwar State Forces, 1920 Commanding officer, Mangal Lancers (Now Part of 61st Cavalry Regiment), Alwar State Forces, 1922 Commander-in-chief, Alwar State Forces, 1930