Sher Ahmed Khan
Colonel Sher Ahmed Khan Sher-e-Jang | |
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Colonel Sardar Sher Ahmed Khan in his Army Uniform. | |
| President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 22 June 1952 – 30 May 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Raja Muhammad Haydar Khan (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1902 |
| Died | 23 January 1972 (aged 69–70) Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Party | Military |
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Colonel Sher Ahmed Khan (1902 at Pallandri, Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir - 1972) (Now in Sudhnuti, Azad Kashmir), was one of the Sudhan guerrilla commanders of the Azad Army and also served as the President of Azad Kashmir. He was known as Sher-e-Jang (The Lion of the War) and awarded the Fakhr-i-Kashmir (Pride of Kashmir), which is equivalent to Hilal-i-Jurat.