Shamim Alam Khan
Pakistani general (1937–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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General Shamim Alam Khan (Urdu: شمیم عالم; August 18 1937 – 9 December 2021), NI(M) HI(M) SJ SBt LoH, was a 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]
Quick Facts 7th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Preceded by ...
Shamim Alam Khan | |
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7th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
In office 17 August 1991 – 9 November 1994 | |
Preceded by | Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey |
Succeeded by | Farooq Feroze Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Shamim Alam (1937-08-18)18 August 1937 Shillong, Assam, British Indian Empire (now in Assam in India) |
Died | 9 December 2021(2021-12-09) (aged 84) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1954–1994 |
Rank | General |
Unit | 20th Lancers, Armoured Corps |
Commands | XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur Chief of General Staff, Army GHQ II Corps, Multan Armoured Corps |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 |
Awards | Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Basalat Legion d'honneur Turkish Legion of Merit Order of Military Merit |
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