Ibrahim Habibullah
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Major General Enaith Habibullah was an Indian Army General and a former commandant of the National Defence Academy (India). He was born 2 April 1910 in Lucknow, India.
He attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on the Unattached List for the Indian Army on 28 August 1930. He spent a year attached to a battalion of the British Army stationed in India before being admitted to the Indian Army and posted to the 16th Light Cavalry on 5 January 1932.
During World War II as a Major he served in Burma with the 16th Light Cavalry.
In 1947, upon partition he opted for the Indian Army.
He served as Commandant, National Defence Academy from 1953-58. Promoted Major-General 28 August 1955. Served as Deputy G.O.C. Malayan Federal Army from April to October 1959, when he was recalled to India. Retired Major-General in 1965.
His son wajahat habibullah is a distinguished bureaucrat and his grandsons Amar habibullah and Saif Habibullah are prominent businessmen.
The Habibullah Hall at the Academy is named in his memory and is one of the hubs of student activities at the institution.
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- Hyderabadi Muslims
- Golkonda
- Hyderabad State
- India
- Muslim culture of Hyderabad
- History of Hyderabad for a history of the city of Hyderabad.
- Hyderabad (India) for the city.