M. Z. Kiani
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Major General Mohammad Zaman Kiani an officer of the Indian National Army who went on to be appointed the Chief of General Staff. Kiani joined the British Indian Army in 1931 at the Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun and was stationed in the Malayan theatre during World War II when Singapore fell. He later enlisted in the Indian National Army when it was formed in 1942 and was put in charge of the INA at the time of its revival in February 1943. After the proclamation of Azad Hind under Subhas Chandra Bose, Kiani was appointed the commander of the first division, and later went on to be appointed the Chief of General staff. At the time of the fall of Rangoon, Kiani led the personnel of the Indian National Army and the Azad Hind Government who, along with Subhas Chandra Bose, marched overland to Bangkok.
