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Ejaz Ali Shah Bokhari was born in Gujrat, Punjab, on September 20, 1924, to Shah Sadiq Ali and Bibi-Rasul Bokhari. Gujrat was part of British India at the time of his birth and is now in Pakistan. He married Ummatul-Islam on August 18, 1943, and they had four children.
Bokhari earned a bachelor's degree from the University of the Punjab in Lahore in 1944. Established in 1882, the university was among the earliest modern universities in the region and developed as a major institution of higher education in Punjab.
Bokhari served in the Pakistan Army from 1948 to 1974, advancing through the ranks to colonel. The army, established after Pakistan's creation in 1947, became the country's principal land force. He retired from military service in 1975 and thereafter worked as a freelance writer in Lalamusa, Pakistan. His professional fields also included defense analysis.
Bokhari served as a member of the District Armed Services Board in Gujrat from 1983. Such district-level boards connect local administration with matters concerning former service personnel and armed forces communities.
Bokhari was the son of Shah Sadiq Ali and Bibi-Rasul Bokhari. He married Ummatul-Islam in 1943, and they had four children.
