page_title: Malik Umar Hayat Khan
section_title: Background and early life
hierarchical_section_title: Malik Umar Hayat Khan / Background and early life
caption_attribution_description: Hon. Lieutenant the Hon. Malik Umar Hayat Khan, of the 18th King George's Own Lancers
context_page_description: Major General Nawab Sir Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana GBE KCIE MVO, was a Rajput soldier of the Indian Empire, one of the largest landholders in the Punjab, and an elected member of the Council of State of India.
context_section_description: He was born in Megha, Punjab. His father was Sir Malik Sahib Khan and his family, from Khushab, were part of the Tiwana family of Shahpur. Khan was educated at Aitchison Chiefs College, Lahore between 1888-93.
caption: Sir Malik Umar Hayat Khan as an Honorary Lieutenant of the 18th King George's Own Lancers, early 20th century (watercolour by Major A.C. Lovett (1862-1919)).
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