Gulmast Khan

Gulmast Khan (1 May 1882 — 1947) was an officer in the British Indian Army, a police officer, and an officer in the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF). He holds the distinction of being the oldest person commissioned into the RIAF at the age of 59.

Early life Gulmast Khan was born on 1 May 1882 into a Pashtun family belonging to the Zakha Khel clan of the Afridi tribe.

Service years British Indian Army He served in the British Indian Army from 1898 to 1900 and was awarded the East and Central Africa Medal for participating in the military campaign.

Police service (1900-1940) Gulmast Khan joined the Police Department of the North-West Frontier Province on 18 December 1900.

He held non-gazetted appointments from 18 December 1900 to 10 January 1928 and was serving as an Inspector of Police. On 11 January 1928 while stationed at Mardan, he was appointed to officiate as Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy. S.P.). He subsequently served in Peshawar on 7 May 1928 and Tank on 8 June 1928, continuing in his substantive position as Inspector while officiating as Deputy Superintendent.

Death Gulmast Khan died sometime in 1947.

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