Burhan-ud-Din of Chitral
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| Born | 1st January 1914 Chitral |
| Died | 1996 |
| Alma mater | Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College |
| Occupation | Veteran of the Indian National Army, Senator Pakistan |
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Burhan-ud-Din (1914–1996) (Urdu: برھان الدین) of Chitral, Pakistan was a veteran of the Indian National Army. Burhan-ud-Din was the son of Mehtar Shuja ul-Mulk, the ruler of Chitral. He was by far the most famous Chitrali as a result of his service in the Indian National Army under Subhas Chandra Bose during World War II.
He was educated at the Islamia College in Peshawar and then the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College in India.
He passed the military entrance exam and went to the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on the Special List on 15 July 1936 and was attached to the 1st battalion The Kings Own Royal Regiment at Madras from 20 August 1936. He was later accepted for the Indian Army and joined the 5th battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment on the 20 August 1937, stationed at Peshawar on the North West Frontier.
His date of commission as a Second Lieutenant was antedated to 1 September 1935 and he was promoted Lieutenant on 1 December 1937.
He was attached to the Indian Air Force from 1939 to 1941 before he reverted to the Indian Army. He excelled at handling the signature biplanes of the time, the Westland Wapiti and the Tiger Moth. He was transferred to the 2nd battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment. The battalion sailed from India for Singapore on 28 October 1940 and landed there on 11 November 1940.
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