Rao Farman Ali, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rao Farman Ali

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1923

Place of Birth: Kalanaur, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Date of Death: 21-Jan-2004

Profession: agronomist

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Rao Farman Ali (Urdu: ??? ????? ???;?; 1 January 1923 – 20 January 2004), was a two-star general in the Pakistan Army and former political figure who is widely accused as a "conspirator" of the civil war in East Pakistan and one of directly responsible of committing the mass atrocities in East Pakistan.Commissioned in September, 1943 as a forward observer in Regiment of Artillery, he served as military adviser to the East Pakistani military, and oversaw the deployment of military police aided with the Volunteers during the civil war unrest in East Pakistan in 1970–71.
He testified his responsibilities in the Hamoodur Rahman Commission in 1972 but denied allegations of mass atrocities committed in East Pakistan in spite of Commission proved the involvement of misconducts and atrocities of Pakistani military personnel.Upon being forced to retire, he joined the Fauji Foundation as an agronomist, and founded the Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited in 1978.
From 1985–88, he served as petroleum minister and National Security Advisor in President Zia-ul-Haq's administration, and went into hiding after Zia's death.Ali remains a controversial figure with East Pakistani civilian bureaucrats and his superior military officials accusing and branding him as "conspirator", "opportunist", and "swindler", and widely held him responsible of committing the mass atrocities in East Pakistan.