Hamid Nawaz Khan
Hamid Nawaz Khan | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Gen. Hamid Nawaz |
| Born | Attock, Punjab |
| Died | 24 February 2014[1] Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2001 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Pakistan Army Aviation Corps |
| Commands | 33rd Infantry Division Command and Staff College National Defence University Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS) |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) |
| Other work | Civil servant |
Lieutenant General Hamid Nawaz Khan, HI(M), was a career Pakistan Army general who served as Federal Interior Minister from November 2007 to April 2008 and Defence Secretary of Pakistan from 2001 to 2005. He also held Chair positions at Pakistan International Airlines, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Fauji Foundation. He was the nephew of Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi from his father's side, one of the founders of Pakistan and the first education minister of Pakistan belongs to the Sivia Jatt community.
Education and Army Career
Nawaz Khan was a commerce graduate with honours from Punjab University and M.Sc. in War Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. He was commissioned in the Army Aviation Corps in 1966 as a Bell AH-1 Cobra pilot and served for 34 years. He commanded a Helicopter Squadron, Wing, Group and Regiment (II Corps Aviation Regiment between 1986 and 1989). He was the chief of staff in a Corps Headquarters and Instructor in Command and Staff College, Quetta and National Defence University, Islamabad. He commanded the 33rd Infantry Division at Quetta for three years (1995–1998), served as Chief Instructor of Armed Forces War College at the then National Defense College, Islamabad (1998–2000). He was then promoted to Lieutenant General in March 2000 and posted as the Vice Chief of the General Staff (VCGS) from where he retired in March 2001.
References
- ^ "Ex-Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz passes away". The Nation. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.