M. Hamidullah Khan TJ, SH, BP
Member of Parliament, Munshiganj-2
In office 1991–1996
Preceded by	Iqbal Hossain
Succeeded by	Mizanur Rahman Sinha
Director General of DGFI
In office 1977–1978
Preceded by	K.M. Aminul Islam Khan
Succeeded by	Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury
Sector Commander, Sector 11
In office November 2, 1971 – April 6th, 1972
Personal details
Born	(1938-09-11)11 September 1938 Bikrampur, Bengal Province, British India (Now, Munshiganj, Bangladesh)
Died	30 December 2011(2011-12-30) (aged 73) CMH, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladesh (from 1971) Pakistan (1947–1971) British subject (1938–1947)
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Awards	Bir Protik Tamgha-e-Jurat
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh  Pakistan (before 1971)
Branch/service	Bangladesh Air Force  Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1960-1979
Rank	Wing Commander
Unit	No.24 Squadron, GD(N)
Commands	Commander of the Sector - IX Provost Marshal of Air Headquarters ACAS(Administration) of Air Headquarters Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence AOC of BAF Base Kurmitola
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War

Muhammad Hamidullah Khan, TJ, Sitara-e-Harb, BP (Bengali: এম হামিদুল্লাহ খান; 11 September 1938 – 30 December 2011) was a military leader and a war hero in two wars fought in South Asia: the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the Bangladesh Independence War in 1971. He was also a politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Career

During the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, Hamidullah was awarded the Tamgha-i-Jurat Gallantry Medal for his courage and Sitara-e-Harb War Medal for his dedication in the September 1965 Pathankot infiltration. In the Bangladesh Independence War in 1971, he planned and commanded the Chilmari riverborne amphibious raid, one of the most strategically significant ground combat operation that was fought during the War of Independence of Bangladesh within the Mankachar sub~sector boundary of BDF Sector 11.^{[citation needed]}

During the war in 1971, he held three posts. As an official of the Bangladesh Government, M. Hamidullah Khan was the Principal BDF Representative of Guerilla Training at Chakulia, Bihar. After participating in the Sector Commanders Conference held between July 11~17th 1971, BDF C-in-C Colonel M. A. G. Osmani transferred Hamidullah to Teldhala, BDF Sector 11 HQ. During that time he received a battlefield promotion to Squadron Leader. Bangladesh Forces Sector 11 headquarters was under the command of BDF Commander Lt. Col. Ziaur Rahman, who appointed Hamidullah BDF Commander of Mankachar Sub-Sector 1, with additional charge of independent Roumari district.^[1] On 3 November 1971, Sqn Ldr M. Hamidullah Khan was appointed BDF Commander of Sector 11.^{[citation needed]}

Hamidullah was the Bangladeshi representative during the 34th UNGA, United Nations General Assembly session in 1979 as Bangladesh Special Envoy on the question of granting recognition to the State of Palestine and the plenary session on UN Resolutions 242 and 439 on the question of Palestine and Namibia respectively.^{[2][failed verification]} He held numerous public appointments and elected posts during his service to the country.He joined politics Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1979, contested the Jatiya Sangsad elections and was elected lawmaker for three times in 1979, 1991 and 1996 from Louhaganj-Shirajdi Khan constituency. He was also nominated for Dhaka 15 constituency in the 2008 election.

Upon his death President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave M. Hamidullah Khan a state funeral with full military honors.^{[citation needed]}

He also authored four more books and made two documentaries on the events surrounding the war and post-independence. The Bangladesh Government named Road 23 in the town of Banani, Dhaka after him.^[3] Along with those of 55 other fighters, his biography was included in a CD released by the Bangladesh government.^[4]

Death

M. Hamidullah Khan was given a state funeral with a military guard of honour.^[5][6] Hamidullah Khan is survived by his spouse Rabeya Sulatna Khan and two sons, Murad Hamid Khan (Sonny) and Tariq Hamid Khan (Konny).^[7]