Hamid Nawaz Khan
Hamid Nawaz Khan | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Gen. Hamid Nawaz |
| Died | 24 February 2014[1] Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/ |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2001 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) |
| Commands held | 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 Servent |
Lieutenant General Hamid Nawaz Khan, HI(M), was a career Pakistan Army soldier 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.
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 in 1966 and served for 34 years, where 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.
External links
- ^ "Ex-Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz passes away". The Nation. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.