Muhammad Shariff (general)

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Mohammad Shariff
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Shariff

(1921-02-22)22 February 1921
Nishan-i-Imtiaz
Sitara-e-Pakistan
Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Pakistani military.: 61 [1]: 301–304 [2]

Biography

Muhammad Shariff was born on 22 February 1921 into a

Burma front during World War II with the British Indian Army.[4]

After the

lieutenant-colonel and qualified as psc from the Command and Staff College in Quetta; he later achieved promotion to Brigadier in 1959.[4]

In 1960, Brig. Shariff played a crucial role when he commanded the tactical strike brigade to remove the Nawab of Dir and Khan of Jandol to prevent secession from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[5]

In 1964–66,

Army GHQ, and later appointed as the Commandant of the Command and Staff College in Quetta, which he served until 1970.: 374 [3]

In 1970,

permanent representative at the CENTO's HQ in Ankara, Turkey, which he remained until 1971.[4]

On 12 December 1971,

Maj-Gen. Iqbal Khan and departed to Turkey.[4]

In 1972, Lt-Gen. Shariff was appointed as

labour unrest.[4] In 1974, Lt-Gen, Shariff was appointed as an honorary Colonel commandant of the Punjab Regiment.[4]

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

Gen. Shariff (second left) along with Gen. Zia (third left) in the passing out parade of the 55th PMA Long Course, 16 April 1977.

In 1976, General

four-star rank alongside six other army generals.: 67 [8]

Eventually,

army chief in 1976.: 67 [8] Prime Minister Bhutto moved to create the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and promoted Lt-Gen. Shariff to the four-star rank, posting him as first Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on 1 March 1976.: contents [9]

His relations with Gen. Zia were limited but he seemed to dislike General Zia personally.: 125–126 

Vice Chairman Li Xiannian when he paid a state visit to Pakistan on 22 January 1977.: 28 [11]

His relations with Gen. Zia soured and he was not supportive towards the actions by General Zia of

military takeover of the civilian government,[citation needed] and regretted that this ultimate step had become inevitable.[12] In July 1977, General Shariff prematurely sought retirement and he submitted his resignation to the President of Pakistan, asking him to relieve him of his duty.: 304 [2]

In public circles, General Shariff privately made it clear that the

martial law was in fact unconstitutional.[4] Furthermore, General Shariff was of the view of strengthening the Chairman joint chiefs' role to be more assertive and with more power than the army chief, but before the system could evolve itself, the July 1977 coup disturbed the power balance, and tilted it heavily in favor of the army chief.[13]

In 1977, General Shariff left the chairmanship of the joint chiefs to his deputy Admiral Mohammad Shariff but it was not until 1979 when his resignation actually became effective.: 304 [2][4] He died in Lahore on 6 August 1999.[4]

Awards and decorations

Nishan-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Order of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Pakistan

(SPk)

Sitara-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Star of Excellence)

Tamgha-e-Diffa

(General Service Medal)

Dir-Bajaur 1960-62 Clasp

Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War

(War Star 1965)

Sitara-e-Harb

1971 War

(War Star 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang

1965 War

(War Medal 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War

(War Medal 1971)

Pakistan Tamgha

(Pakistan 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

War Medal

1939-1945

 India Service Medal

1939–1945

Queen Elizabeth II

Coronation Medal

(1953)

Foreign decorations

Foreign Awards
 UK
War Medal 1939-1945
India Service Medal 1939–1945
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

References

  1. ISBN 9780230513525
    . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d GoP, Govt. of Pakistan (1979). The Gazette of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Ilmi Encyclopaedia of General Knowledge. Ilmi Kitab Khana. 1979.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sehgal, Major Ikram (August 1999). "Obituary: A Soldier of Character General (Retd) Muhammad Shariff Former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee". www.defencejournal.com. Defence Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. ^ Amin, A.H. (February 2002). "Remembering Our Warriors: Brig. Shamim S. Manto". www.defencejournal.com. Islamabad: Defence Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. ISBN 9780195476606
    .
  7. ISBN 9780195076615
    . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. ^
    ISBN 9780143102465
    . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  9. ISBN 9789381411797
    . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  10. ^
    ISBN 9780804784801
    . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  11. ^ Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information (1979). Daily Report: People's Republic of China. National Technical Information Service. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  12. ISBN 978-0-19-577570-9
    . [Upon being informed that Operation Fair Play was underway,] General Shariff felt sorry that this ultimate step had become inevitable.
  13. ^ Brig (retd) Yasub Ali Dogar. "Pakistan's Higher Defence Reorganisation" Defence Journal January 1999

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