Iqbal Khan (general)

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Sitara-e-Basalat

Mohammad Iqbal Khan

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from being appointed in 1980 until 1984.[2][3]

Biography

Mohammad Iqbal Khan was educated and graduated from the

After participating in

In 1971–73,

In 1974,

three-star rank army general and was posted as field commander of the IV Corps based in Lahore.[9]

In 1977,

In 1978, Lt-Gen. Iqbal was again posted at the

Colonel Commandant of the Frontier Force Regiment, which he served until his retirement in 1984.[1]

Chairman Joint chiefs (1980–1984)

In 1980, Lt-Gen. Iqbal, who at that time was the senior military officer in the military, was promoted to the

In 1980, Gen. Iqbal played a crucial role in

covert efforts in Afghanistan.: contents [13]: viii [14] In 1984, Gen. Iqbal completed his four-year term and eventually retired from the military.[2]

Awards and decorations

Nishan-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Order of Excellence)

Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Star of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Basalat

(Star of Good Conduct)

Tamgha-e-Diffa

(General Service Medal)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War

(War Medal 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War

(War Medal 1971)

Pakistan Tamgha

(Pakistan Independence Medal)

1947

Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-

Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976

Tamgha-e-Jamhuria

(Republic Commemoration Medal)

1956

Hijri Tamgha

(Hijri Medal)

1979

Order of Military Merit

(Jordan)

War Medal 1939-1945
United Nations

UN UNOC 1 Medal

(Congo Clasp)

Foreign Decorations

Foreign Awards
 Jordan The Order of Military Merit
 UK
War Medal 1939-1945
 UN UN UNOC 1 Medal

References

  1. ^ a b Pakistan (1978). The Gazette of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "CJCSC office in Pakistan and the world over". The News International. Islamabad. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Honours of MCJ". Military College Jhelum. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ^ A.H. Amin. "Interview with Brig (retd) Shamim Yasin Manto" Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Defence Journal, February 2002
  5. .
  6. ^ Hamid Hussain. "Demons of December" Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Defence Journal, 2002 December
  7. ^ Sehgal, Maj. Ikram (23 August 2007). "Learning from experience". The Daily Star. Islamabad. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. ^ A.H. Amin "Remembering Our Warriors: Maj Gen (Retd) Tajammal Hussain Malik" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Defence Journal, September 2001
  9. ^ "Remembering Our Warriors". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  10. . Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Pakistan under Zia, 1977–1988" by Shahid Javed Burki Asian Survey, Vol. 28, No. 10 (October, 1988), pp. 1082–1100
  12. ^ . Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  13. ^ Matinuddin, Kamal (1991). Power struggle in the Hindu Kush: Afghanistan, 1978-1991. Wajidalis. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by
M. Rahim Khan
Chief of General Staff

1974–1976
Succeeded by
Abdullah Malik
Preceded by
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

1980–1984
Succeeded by