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Patuadi had distinguished Pakistani cousins
Thursday September 22, 2011 09:29:38 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi who died
here Thursday, had two distinguished cousins in Pakistan --
diplomat Shaharyar Khan, who went on to become the chairman of the
Pakistan Cricket Board, and Major General Isfandiyar Ali Pataudi,
who a few months ago was a front-runner to take over as spy agency
ISI's chief.
Sharyar, who served as a diplomat and ultimately Pakistan's
foreign secretary 1957-1994, was the son of the elder sister of
Mansur Ali Khan's mother.
Isfandiyar Ali Pataudi was the son of Major General Mohammad Ali
Pataudi, the younger brother of Mansur Ali Khan's father Iftikhar
Ali Khan Pataudi.
At the time of partition in 1947, Major General Mohammad Ali
Pataudi opted for the Pakistani army, while his elder brother
decided to pursue a cricketing career in India.
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan's cousin Javed Burki, who also
captained Pakistan, was a contemporary of Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
at Oxford.
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