Shamim Alam Khan

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Shamim Alam Khan
Shamim Alam Khan (1937–2021)
7th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
17 August 1991 – 9 November 1994
Preceded byIftikhar Ahmed Sirohey
Succeeded byFarooq Feroze Khan
Personal details
Born
Shamim Alam

(1937-08-18)18 August 1937
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani war of 1965
Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
  • Battle of Chamb

Awards

four-rank general in the Pakistan Army who served as the 7th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1991 until retiring in 1994.[1]

Biography

Shamim Alam Khan was born in

Indian Civil Service who worked at an administration position at the Survey of India.[3] His mother, Nisa Begum, was a housewife.[3] Mahboob had nine children with Nisa among all joined the respected branches of the Pakistan Armed Forces.[3]

After the

violence and riots that were taking place in the trains at the time of the partition in 1947.[4] Eventually, Mahboob Alam found employment at the Survey of Pakistan.[4]

After his

Fort Bragg in North Carolina, United States.[4]

Upon returning,

Lt-Col. Shamim served a brief stint as an instructor at the Air War College in Islamabad.[4]

War and command appointments in the military

In 1979–80s,

Major-General Shamim was given the command as GOC of the 1st Armoured Division in Multan.[4]

In 1987 and 1988,

Mohammad Junejo interfered in this matter, and eventually he was promoted to the command assignment with the officer of Zia's choosing.: 121 [6]: 16 [7]

In 1988,

four-star rank– he superseded no one as he was the most senior army general in the military.: 29 [9]

Chairman joint chiefs

On 8 November 1991,

chief of army staff, to secure the resignations of both President Ghulam Ishaq and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to oversee the nationwide general elections in 1993.: 234 [10] On 26 November 1992, Gen. Shamim was appointed to the ceremonial post as Col-in-C of the Armoured Corps, which he remained until 18 December 1996.[11] In 1994, Gen. Shamim sought his retirement after completing his tenureship in 1994.: 123 [12]

Death

Khan died from COVID-19 in Rawalpindi on 9 December 2021, aged 84, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.[13]

Awards and decorations

Nishan-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Order of Excellence)

Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Jurat

(Star of Courage)

1965 War

Sitara-e-Basalat

(Star of Good Conduct)

Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War

(War Star 1965)

Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War

(War Star 1971)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War

(War Medal 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War

(War Medal 1971)

10 Years Service Medal 20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal 40 Years Service Medal
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

Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

(Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990

Legion of Honour

Grand Officer Class

(France)

Turkish Legion of Merit

(Turkey)

Order of Military Merit

Grand Cordon

(Jordan)

Foreign Decorations

Foreign Awards
 France Légion d'honneur
 Turkey Turkish Legion of Merit
 Jordan The Order of Military Merit (Grand Cordon)

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "General Shamim Alam Khan". lawrencecollege.edu.pk. Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal. West of England Press. 1994. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Editorial contribution, News desk writers (11 September 2015). "The Alam Brothers in the Pakistan Armed Forces". The Nation. Islamabad: The Nation, 2015. The Nation. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Amin, A.H. (April 2002). "Remembering Our Warriors". www.defencejournal.com. Islamabad: Defence Journal. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. ^ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan. Pakistan Herald Publications. 1966.
  6. ^ . Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  7. ISBN 9788122003017. {{cite book}}: |first3= has generic name (help
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  8. ^ Khaled Ahmed. "The Death of Zia-Ul-Haq" Archived 27 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Criterion Quarterly, April - June 2007. Issue - Vol. 2 No. 2
  9. ^ Impact International. News & Media. 1991. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  10. ^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1993. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  11. ^ "COLONEL IN CHIEF-ARMOURED CORPS-01". www.pakarmymuseum.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  12. ^ Sehgal, Ikram ul-Majeed (2006). Defence Journal. Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Ex-JCSC chairman Gen Shamim Alam passes away". Dawn.com. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Mian Muhammad Afzaal
Chief of General Staff

1989 – 1991
Succeeded by
Asif Nawaz
Preceded by
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

1991 – 1994
Succeeded by