Muhammed Akbar Khan 1950. Muhammed Akbar Khan Muhammed Akbar Khan (), MBE (19 April 1897 - 1993) served as a British Indian recruit in the First World War and an officer in Second World War. At the time of the independence of Pakistan, he was the most senior Muslim General. He also served as the first Senior Military Secretary of the Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammed Ali Jinnah. Born on 19 April 1897 to a Minhas Rajput family, Khan enlisted in the Indian Army & the 12th Cavalry 1 May 1914. He was made a Viceroy's Commissioned Officer (VCO) in the rank of Jemedar 1 July
S. Shakir Ali S. Shakir Ali S. Shakir aasiya Ali, is an Indian painter, known for his Mughal and Persian miniature paintings. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of art. Syed Shakir Ali was born in Jaipur, in 1915, to an art collector, S. Sabir Ali, locally known as Chunnu Mian. His grandfather, Syed Hamid Ali, was also a court artist. Shakir Ali, though graduated in Arts from Rajasthan University in 1978, took up the tutelage of renowned painters , Ram