Grandson of Ayub Khan, Emir of #Afghanistan, Brigadier Sardar Hissamuddin Mahmud el-Effendi, served in the #Pakistan army 11th Cavalry (Frontier Force) & took part the 1965 war. An avid polo player & member of Lahore polo club, he participated in high profile exhibition matches. 
Known as Ghazi Ayub Khan (left pic), the Afghan Emir won a pyrrhic victory against the British in 1880 at Maiwand.
Brig Hissam wasnt his only grandson in the Pakistan army though. Brigadier Sardar M. Ismail Khan from his third son Sardar M. Akram Khan also fought in 1965 war
Brig Hissam wasnt his only grandson in the Pakistan army though. Brigadier Sardar M. Ismail Khan from his third son Sardar M. Akram Khan also fought in 1965 war
Fun fact.
Brig Hissam El-Effendi, Gen Yahya Khan, Gen Tikka Khan, Lt Gen Sahabzada Yaqub, Gen Kumaramangalam (Sixth Indian COAS), Maj Gen A.S. Naravane were all taken prisoners in WW2 by #Rommel's Afrika Korps & imprisoned in Aversa POW camp, Italy. thefridaytimes.com/prisoners-of-a…
Brig Hissam El-Effendi, Gen Yahya Khan, Gen Tikka Khan, Lt Gen Sahabzada Yaqub, Gen Kumaramangalam (Sixth Indian COAS), Maj Gen A.S. Naravane were all taken prisoners in WW2 by #Rommel's Afrika Korps & imprisoned in Aversa POW camp, Italy. thefridaytimes.com/prisoners-of-a…
