He was commissioned from the Indian Military Academy on 1 February 1935 and was attached to a British Army regiment, 1st battalion The King's Shropshire Light Infantry.

He was the first and senior most Muslim Commissioned Officer to join the Indian Army Ordnance Corps in 1940.

He served in Iraq and Iran in various senior appointments such as DADOD 10th Army and Chief Ordnance Officer.

He graduated from the Staff College, Quetta, in 1945 and commanded various Ordnance Depots in India.

On completion of tenure, he was appointed Director of Inter-Services Intelligence, Karachi.