Lal Shah Bokhari
لال شاہ بخاری

Personal information
Full name	Syed Lal Shah Bokhari
Born	(1906-01-13)13 January 1906[1] Lyallpur, Punjab Province, British India
Died	22 July 1959(1959-07-22) (aged 53) Baghdad, Iraq
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Playing position	Left-half
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	British India
Medal record Men's Field Hockey Representing  British India Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Team competition
Last updated on: 16 December 2023

Lal Shah Bokhari (Urdu: لال شاہ بخاری; January 13, 1906 – July 22, 1959) was a British India field hockey player. He was captain of the 15-member British Indian field hockey team in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

1932 Olympics

In 1932, he was the captain^[2] of the British India_men's national field hockey team, which won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics. There were total three teams in the tournament and every team played two matches. He played both the matches from his team.

The British Indian team, troubled by groupism (natives vs Anglo-Indians) that surfaced when Lal Shah Bokhari was named captain ahead of Broome Eric Pinniger, arrived in Los Angeles to a rousing greeting.^[3]

Opts for Pakistan

He opted for Pakistan upon the country's independence from Britain and served as a diplomat for Pakistan -- his last posting being Pakistan's ambassador to Iraq.^{[citation needed]}