Khalid Shameem Wynne
Khalid Shameem Wynne | |
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| خالد شمیم وائیں | |
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| 14th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 8 October 2010 – 8 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | General Tariq Majid |
| Succeeded by | General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani[1] |
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| Born | Khalid Shameem Wynne 28 August 1953 Lieutenant Colonel Arshad Shamim Wynne[2] (father) |
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| Nickname | Wynne |
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Early life and education
Wynne came from an ethnic Kashmiri family with an army background and hailed from the soldier-producing area of Sialkot. His father, Lieutenant Colonel Arshad Shameem Wynne served in the Pakistan Army until 1972.[6] His unit was also the 20th battalion of the Punjab Regiment.[4]
Khalids father, Arshad was a close aid to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[7]
Khalid obtained his earlier education from various cantonment schools all over Pakistan and joined Cadet College Hasan Abdal as special entry in 1969 after matriculation.[8]
Military career
In 1971, Wynne joined the Army after his intermediate examination.
Command appointments
Wynne had held various command, staff and instructional appointments during his 42-year military career. He had been a
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Staff and instructional appointments
On the academic part, he had held various instructional designations and remained on the faculty of School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta; Command and Staff College, Quetta and Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul.[6]
Wynne also remained Chief of Staff in a Corps Headquarters and Commandant of the School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta.
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Prior to his promotion, the official statement noted that "General Wynne was appointed as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee by President
Before this appointment, Wynne was serving as the
At the onset of the initial retirement dates of Generals Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Tariq Majid at the end of 2010, Wynne would have been the senior-most general in the Pakistan Army and thus a candidate for a four-star post.[12][13]
In September 2010, it was announced that Lieutenant General Wynne would be promoted as four-star general and would replace General Tariq Majid as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on 8 October 2010.[6][9] He retired on 8 October 2013, after 42 years in active services.[14][15]
Death
Khalid Shameem Wynne died while travelling to Lahore on 30 December 2017, when a tyre on the
Wynne was laid to rest in Lahore on 1 January 2018. His
Awards and decorations
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| Nishan-e-Imtiaz
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| Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(Crescent of Excellence) |
Tamgha-e-Diffa
(General Service Medal) Siachen Glacier Clasp |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War
(War Medal 1971) |
Tamgha-e-Baqa
1998 |
| Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan
2002 |
10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal | 30 Years Service Medal |
| 35 Years Service Medal | 40 Years Service Medal | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-
(100th Birth Anniversary of 1976 |
Hijri Tamgha
(Hijri Medal) 1979 |
| Jamhuriat Tamgha
(Democracy Medal) 1988 |
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha
(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 |
Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan
(Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 |
Command and Staff College Quetta
Centenary Instructor's Medal (2007) |
References
- ^ "Ex-CJCSC Gen (Retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne dies in road accident". 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Former CJCSC, Gen Khalid Shamim Wynne passes away in road accident". 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to ISPR". www.ispr.gov.pk. ISPR. Retrieved 19 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e Naseer, Tahir (30 December 2017). "Former CJCSC, Gen Khalid Shamim Wynne passes away in road accident". DAWN. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Farewell: As CJCSC hangs up his uniform, speculation rife about successor - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "General Wyne new JCSC chairman". Dawn. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Citizens Archive of Pakistan on Instagram: "Lieutenant Colonel Arshad Shameem Wynne | Oral History Project, 1800 stories collected since 2007 You can sponsor an interview for just PKR 2000! "My #job was to look after his [Jinnah's] needs. So I was like his #errand #boy, delivering #chits and pieces of paper between him and other #leaders at the time. Of course, I was only fifteen years old. We were situated in #tents near the place where they were going to have the #session of the #Muslim #League. The Quaid was given two men but he #chose one out of them; and that one person was myself. He chose me. He would give me the chits and #messages to give to others he wanted to get in touch with; like Sikandar Hayat Khan. And I would run along and deliver his messages. So this, I think, is a #feather in my #cap. I am very #proud of this - that I was with the Quaid-e-Azam.""".
- ^ a b c Administrator. "Lt. Gen. Khalid Shameem Wynne posted as Corps Commander Quetta". abdalians.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b Shakil Shaikh. "Gen Wyne new CJCSC" The News, 29 September 2010
- ^ "Wyne made chief of general staff" Dawn, 18 April 2010
- ^ "Commanders to discuss security tomorrow" Dawn, 15 April 2007
- ^ Ahmad Noorani. "Newly-promoted general to head seniority list" The News, 22 February 2010
- ^ Hamid Hussain. "Selection of next army chief: Wynne, Yousaf top contenders while Taj a dark horse" Archived 20 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Business Recorder, 19 February 2010
- ^ "CJCSC Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne retires". Geo News. AFP. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Armed Forces bids farewell to Gen. Khalid Shameem Wynne". Business Recorder. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the originalon 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Ex-CJCSC Gen (retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne dies in road accident". Express Tribune. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Car crash claims life of former CJCSC General (retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne". Geo News. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne laid to rest". The News International. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
- Wynne's Profile at Abdalians Home Page[permanent dead link]
- The Shangri-la dialogue (Ikram Sehgal)
- Wynne at 2008 Land Forces Symposium
- Wynne Visit to Earthquake-affected Areas in Balochistan
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