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	[[General (Pakistan)\|General]] '''Shamim Alam Khan''' {{small\|{{small\|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz\|NI(M)]]&ensp;[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz\|HI(M)]]&ensp;[[Sitara-i-Jurat\|SJ]]&ensp;[[Sitara-e-Basalat\|SBt]]&ensp;[[Legion of Honour\|LoH]]}}}} ({{lang-ur\|{{nq\|شميم عالم}}}} ; 18 August 1937 – 9 December 2021), was a [[Pakistan Army]] senior general, who served as the 7th [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] from 1991 until retiring in 1994.<ref name="Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree">{{cite web\|title=General Shamim Alam Khan\|url=http://lawrencecollege.edu.pk/general-shamim-alam-khan/\|website=lawrencecollege.edu.pk\|publisher=Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree\|accessdate=25 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		[[General (Pakistan)\|General]] '''Shamim Alam Khan''' {{small\|{{small\|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz\|NI(M)]]&ensp;[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz\|HI(M)]]&ensp;[[Sitara-i-Jurat\|SJ]]&ensp;[[Sitara-e-Basalat\|SBt]]&ensp;[[Legion of Honour\|LoH]]}}}} ({{lang-ur\|{{nq\|شميم عالم}}}} ; 18 August 1937 – 9 December 2021), was a [[Pakistan Army]] senior general, who served as the 7th [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] from 1991 until retiring in 1994.<ref name="Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree">{{cite web\|title=General Shamim Alam Khan\|url=http://lawrencecollege.edu.pk/general-shamim-alam-khan/\|website=lawrencecollege.edu.pk\|publisher=Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree\|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	{{cite book\|title=The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal\|date=1994\|publisher=West of England Press\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ZIrAAAAYAAJ&q=Shamim+Alam+Khan+born\|accessdate=21 December 2017\|language=en}}</ref> His father, Mahboob Alam Khan, was an officer in the [[Indian Civil Service (British India)\|Indian Civil Service]] who worked at an administration position at the [[Survey of India]].<ref name="The Nation">{{cite news\|last1=Editorial contribution\|first1=News desk writers\|title=The Alam Brothers in the Pakistan Armed Forces\|url=http://nation.com.pk/11-Sep-2015/alam-brothers-in-pakistan-army\|accessdate=22 December 2017\|work=The Nation\|agency=The Nation\|publisher=The Nation, 2015\|date=11 September 2015\|location=Islamabad\|language=en-pk}}</ref> His mother, Nisa Begum, was a [[housewife]].<ref name="The Nation"/> Mahboob had nine children with Nisa among all joined the respected branches of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]].<ref name="The Nation"/>		{{cite book\|title=The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal\|date=1994\|publisher=West of England Press\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ZIrAAAAYAAJ&q=Shamim+Alam+Khan+born\|accessdate=21 December 2017\|language=en}}</ref> His father, Mahboob Alam Khan, was an officer in the [[Indian Civil Service (British India)\|Indian Civil Service]] who worked at an administration position at the [[Survey of India]].<ref name="The Nation">{{cite news\|last1=Editorial contribution\|first1=News desk writers\|title=The Alam Brothers in the Pakistan Armed Forces\|url=http://nation.com.pk/11-Sep-2015/alam-brothers-in-pakistan-army\|accessdate=22 December 2017\|work=The Nation\|agency=The Nation\|publisher=The Nation, 2015\|date=11 September 2015\|location=Islamabad\|language=en-pk}}</ref> His mother, Nisa Begum, was a [[housewife]].<ref name="The Nation"/> Mahboob had nine children with Nisa among all joined the respected branches of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]].<ref name="The Nation"/>

	After the [[Partition of India\|partition]] of [[British Indian Empire\|India]] in 1947, the Alam family moved from [[Bangalore]] to [[Rawalpindi]] via [[Indian Railways\|train]], witnessing the [[Violence against Muslims in India\|violence and riots]] that were taking place in the trains at the time of the partition in 1947.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002">{{cite web\|last1=Amin\|first1=A.H.\|title=Remembering Our Warriors\|url=http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/april/zakhan.htm\|website=www.defencejournal.com\|publisher=Defence Journal\|accessdate=22 December 2017\|location=Islamabad\|language=en-pk\|date=April ~~2022~~}}</ref> Eventually, Mahboob Alam found employment at the [[Survey of Pakistan]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/>		After the [[Partition of India\|partition]] of [[British Indian Empire\|India]] in 1947, the Alam family moved from [[Bangalore]] to [[Rawalpindi]] via [[Indian Railways\|train]], witnessing the [[Violence against Muslims in India\|violence and riots]] that were taking place in the trains at the time of the partition in 1947.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002">{{cite web\|last1=Amin\|first1=A.H.\|title=Remembering Our Warriors\|url=http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/april/zakhan.htm\|website=www.defencejournal.com\|publisher=Defence Journal\|accessdate=22 December 2017\|location=Islamabad\|language=en-pk\|date=April 2002}}</ref> Eventually, Mahboob Alam found employment at the [[Survey of Pakistan]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/>

	After his [[Matriculation in Pakistan\|matriculation]], Alam went to attend the [[Lawrence College, Murree\|Lawrence College]] where he earned the [[High school diploma\|diploma]], which allowed to him to attend the [[Government College University (Lahore)\|Government College University]] (GCU) in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], Pakistan.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> However, he left his studies at the [[Government College University (Lahore)\|GCU]] after he joined the [[Pakistan Army]] in 1954 which directed him to attend the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] in [[Kakul]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> In 1956, he [[Passing out (military)\|passed out]] in the class of 14th PMA Long Course from the [[Pakistan Military Academy\|PMA Kakul]], earning a [[Commissioned officer\|commission]] in the [[20th Lancers (Pakistan)\|20th Lancers]], [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps\|Armoured Corps]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> In 1958–60, [[Lieutenant\|Lt.]] Alam joined the elite [[Special Service Group]] (SSG), eventually was selected to be trained with the [[United States Army]]'s [[United States Army Special Forces\|Special Forces]] in [[Fort Bragg, North Carolina\|Fort Bragg]] in [[North Carolina]], United States.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/>		After his [[Matriculation in Pakistan\|matriculation]], Alam went to attend the [[Lawrence College, Murree\|Lawrence College]] where he earned the [[High school diploma\|diploma]], which allowed to him to attend the [[Government College University (Lahore)\|Government College University]] (GCU) in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], Pakistan.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> However, he left his studies at the [[Government College University (Lahore)\|GCU]] after he joined the [[Pakistan Army]] in 1954 which directed him to attend the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] in [[Kakul]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> In 1956, he [[Passing out (military)\|passed out]] in the class of 14th PMA Long Course from the [[Pakistan Military Academy\|PMA Kakul]], earning a [[Commissioned officer\|commission]] in the [[20th Lancers (Pakistan)\|20th Lancers]], [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps\|Armoured Corps]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> In 1958–60, [[Lieutenant\|Lt.]] Alam joined the elite [[Special Service Group]] (SSG), eventually was selected to be trained with the [[United States Army]]'s [[United States Army Special Forces\|Special Forces]] in [[Fort Bragg, North Carolina\|Fort Bragg]] in [[North Carolina]], United States.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/>
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	==Chairman joint chiefs==		==Chairman joint chiefs==

	On 8 November 1991, [[General officer\|Gen.]] Shamim took over the [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)\|Chairmanship]] of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]], and later went on to play a decisive role in support of [[General\|Gen.]] [[Abdul Waheed Kakar\|Abdul Waheed]], then-[[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)\|chief of army staff]], to secure the resignations of both [[President of Pakistan\|President]] [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan\|Ghulam Ishaq]] and [[Prime Minister of Pakistan\|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] to oversee the [[1993 Pakistani general election\|nationwide general elections]] in 1993.{{rp\|234}}<ref name="British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993">{{cite book\|title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific\|date=1993\|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KMkqAAAAMAAJ&q=shamim+alam+\|accessdate=25 December 2017\|language=en}}</ref> On 26 November 1992, Gen. Shamim was appointed to the ceremonial post as [[Colonel-in-chief\|Col-in-C]] of the [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps\|Armoured Corps]], which he remained until 18 December 1996.<ref>{{cite web\|title=COLONEL IN CHIEF-ARMOURED CORPS-01\|url=http://www.pakarmymuseum.com/exhibits/colonel-in-chief-armoured-corps-01/\|website=www.pakarmymuseum.com\|accessdate=25 December ~~2022~~}}</ref> In 1994, Gen. Shamim sought his retirement after completing his tenureship in 1994.{{rp\|123}}<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Sehgal\|first1=Ikram ul-Majeed\|title=Defence Journal\|date=2006\|publisher=Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HrDfAAAAMAAJ&q=shamim+\|accessdate=25 December 2017\|language=en}}</ref>		On 8 November 1991, [[General officer\|Gen.]] Shamim took over the [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)\|Chairmanship]] of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]], and later went on to play a decisive role in support of [[General\|Gen.]] [[Abdul Waheed Kakar\|Abdul Waheed]], then-[[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)\|chief of army staff]], to secure the resignations of both [[President of Pakistan\|President]] [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan\|Ghulam Ishaq]] and [[Prime Minister of Pakistan\|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] to oversee the [[1993 Pakistani general election\|nationwide general elections]] in 1993.{{rp\|234}}<ref name="British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993">{{cite book\|title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific\|date=1993\|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KMkqAAAAMAAJ&q=shamim+alam+\|accessdate=25 December 2017\|language=en}}</ref> On 26 November 1992, Gen. Shamim was appointed to the ceremonial post as [[Colonel-in-chief\|Col-in-C]] of the [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps\|Armoured Corps]], which he remained until 18 December 1996.<ref>{{cite web\|title=COLONEL IN CHIEF-ARMOURED CORPS-01\|url=http://www.pakarmymuseum.com/exhibits/colonel-in-chief-armoured-corps-01/\|website=www.pakarmymuseum.com\|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref> In 1994, Gen. Shamim sought his retirement after completing his tenureship in 1994.{{rp\|123}}<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Sehgal\|first1=Ikram ul-Majeed\|title=Defence Journal\|date=2006\|publisher=Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HrDfAAAAMAAJ&q=shamim+\|accessdate=25 December 2017\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==

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[[General (Pakistan)|General]] '''Shamim Alam Khan''' {{small|{{small|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(M)]]&ensp;[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI(M)]]&ensp;[[Sitara-i-Jurat|SJ]]&ensp;[[Sitara-e-Basalat|SBt]]&ensp;[[Legion of Honour|LoH]]}}}} ({{lang-ur|{{nq|شميم عالم}}}} ; 18 August 1937 – 9 December 2021), was a [[Pakistan Army]] senior general, who served as the 7th [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] from 1991 until retiring in 1994.<ref name="Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree">{{cite web|title=General Shamim Alam Khan|url=http://lawrencecollege.edu.pk/general-shamim-alam-khan/|website=lawrencecollege.edu.pk|publisher=Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree|accessdate=25 December 2022}}</ref>

==Biography==

Shamim Alam Khan was born in [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]] in [[British Indian Empire|India]], into an [[Urdu-speaking]] family on 18 August 1937.{{rp|208}}<ref name="West of England Press, 1994">
{{cite book|title=The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal|date=1994|publisher=West of England Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ZIrAAAAYAAJ&q=Shamim+Alam+Khan+born|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> His father, Mahboob Alam Khan, was an officer in the [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|Indian Civil Service]] who worked at an administration position at the [[Survey of India]].<ref name="The Nation">{{cite news|last1=Editorial contribution|first1=News desk writers|title=The Alam Brothers in the Pakistan Armed Forces|url=http://nation.com.pk/11-Sep-2015/alam-brothers-in-pakistan-army|accessdate=22 December 2017|work=The Nation|agency=The Nation|publisher=The Nation, 2015|date=11 September 2015|location=Islamabad|language=en-pk}}</ref> His mother, Nisa Begum, was a [[housewife]].<ref name="The Nation"/> Mahboob had nine children with Nisa among all joined the respected branches of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]].<ref name="The Nation"/>

After the [[Partition of India|partition]] of [[British Indian Empire|India]] in 1947, the Alam family moved from [[Bangalore]] to [[Rawalpindi]] via [[Indian Railways|train]], witnessing the [[Violence against Muslims in India|violence and riots]] that were taking place in the trains at the time of the partition in 1947.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002">{{cite web|last1=Amin|first1=A.H.|title=Remembering Our Warriors|url=http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/april/zakhan.htm|website=www.defencejournal.com|publisher=Defence Journal|accessdate=22 December 2017|location=Islamabad|language=en-pk|date=April 2022}}</ref> Eventually, Mahboob Alam found employment at the [[Survey of Pakistan]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/>

After his [[Matriculation in Pakistan|matriculation]], Alam went to attend the [[Lawrence College, Murree|Lawrence College]] where he earned the [[High school diploma|diploma]], which allowed to him to attend the [[Government College University (Lahore)|Government College University]] (GCU) in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> However, he left his studies at the [[Government College University (Lahore)|GCU]] after he joined the [[Pakistan Army]] in 1954 which directed him to attend the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] in [[Kakul]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> In 1956, he [[Passing out (military)|passed out]] in the class of 14th PMA Long Course from the [[Pakistan Military Academy|PMA Kakul]], earning a [[Commissioned officer|commission]] in the [[20th Lancers (Pakistan)|20th Lancers]], [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> In 1958–60, [[Lieutenant|Lt.]] Alam joined the elite [[Special Service Group]] (SSG), eventually was selected to be trained with the [[United States Army]]'s [[United States Army Special Forces|Special Forces]] in [[Fort Bragg, North Carolina|Fort Bragg]] in [[North Carolina]], United States.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/>

Upon returning, [[Major]] Alam participated in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|second war]] with India in 1965, commanding a [[Company (military unit)|company]] against the [[Indian Army]] and his actions of valour earned him the [[Sitara-e-Jurat]] by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1966.{{rp|36}}<ref name="Pakistan Herald Publications, 1936">{{cite book|title=Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan|date=1966|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|language=en}}</ref> In 1967–70, [[Major|Maj.]] Alam went to the United Kingdom where he attended the [[British Army]]'s [[Staff College, Camberley|Staff College]] in [[Camberley]], and served in the [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps|28th Cavalry]] in the [[Chamb|Chamb sector]] on the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|western front]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|third war]] with India in 1971.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> After the war, Maj. Alam went to attend the [[National Defence University, Pakistan|National Defence University]], along with his brother [[Lieutenant-Commander|Lt-Cdr]]. [[Shamoon Alam Khan|Shamoon]], as both graduated with [[Master of Science|MSc]] in [[War studies]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> For sometime, [[Lieutenant-Colonel|Lt-Col.]] Shamim served a brief stint as an instructor at the [[PAF Air War College|Air War College]] in [[Islamabad]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/>

==War and command appointments in the military==

In 1979–80s, [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brig.]] Shamim served as the [[Chief of Staff]] in the [[I Corps (Pakistan)|I Corps]], stationed in [[Mangla]], before commanding the independent armoured brigade stationed in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]].<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/> From 1983 to 1985, [[Major-General]] Shamim was given the command as [[General officer commanding|GOC]] of the 1st Armoured Division in Multan.<ref name="Defence Journal, 2002"/>

In 1987 and 1988, [[Major-General|Maj-Gen.]] Shamim's promotion was eventually deferred and overlooked by then-[[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|army chief]] and [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]] when he only promoted the officer to the command assignment of his choosing.{{rp|121}}<ref name="Routledge, 2015"/> However, [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Mohammad Khan Junejo|Mohammad Junejo]] interfered in this matter, and eventually he was promoted to the command assignment with the officer of Zia's choosing.{{rp|121}}<ref name="Routledge, 2015">{{cite book|last1=Abbas|first1=Hassan|title=Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and America's War on Terror|date=2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317463283|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FHKsBwAAQBAJ&q=major+general++shamim+alam+khan&pg=PA121|accessdate=22 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>{{rp|16}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hussain|first1=Mushahid|last2=Hussain|first2=Akmal|last3=India)|first3=Centre for Policy Research (New Delhi|title=Pakistan: problems of governance|date=1993|publisher=Konark Publishers|isbn=9788122003017|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lu9tAAAAMAAJ&q=shamim+appointed+chairman+joint|language=en}}</ref>

In 1988, [[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen.]] Shamim was posted on his first formation commanding assignment as the [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|field command]] of the [[II Corps (Pakistan)|II ''Strike'' Corps]], stationed in [[Multan]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan, which he served until 1989 when he was elevated as the [[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of General Staff (CGS)]] at the [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]] in [[Rawalpindi]].<ref name="Khaled">Khaled Ahmed. [http://www.criterionpk.com/Vol2_No2/article4_page5.html "The Death of Zia-Ul-Haq"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127024400/http://www.criterionpk.com/Vol2_No2/article4_page5.html |date=27 January 2009 }} ''Criterion Quarterly'', April - June 2007. Issue - Vol. 2 No. 2</ref> In April 1991, [[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen.]] Shamim was made the field commander of the [[XXXI Corps (Pakistan)|XXXI Corps]], stationed in [[Bahawalpur]], but this command assignment only lasted a few months when [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]] announced the promotion of the [[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen.]] Shamim to the [[Four-star rank|four-star]] rank– he superseded no one as he was the most senior army general in the military.{{rp|29}}<ref name="Impact International, 1991">{{cite book|title=Impact International|date=1991|publisher=News & Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kiIdAQAAMAAJ&q=shamim+alam+chairman+senior|accessdate=25 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Chairman joint chiefs==

On 8 November 1991, [[General officer|Gen.]] Shamim took over the [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)|Chairmanship]] of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]], and later went on to play a decisive role in support of [[General|Gen.]] [[Abdul Waheed Kakar|Abdul Waheed]], then-[[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|chief of army staff]], to secure the resignations of both [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan|Ghulam Ishaq]] and [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] to oversee the [[1993 Pakistani general election|nationwide general elections]] in 1993.{{rp|234}}<ref name="British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993">{{cite book|title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific|date=1993|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KMkqAAAAMAAJ&q=shamim+alam+|accessdate=25 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> On 26 November 1992, Gen. Shamim was appointed to the ceremonial post as [[Colonel-in-chief|Col-in-C]] of the [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]], which he remained until 18 December 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=COLONEL IN CHIEF-ARMOURED CORPS-01|url=http://www.pakarmymuseum.com/exhibits/colonel-in-chief-armoured-corps-01/|website=www.pakarmymuseum.com|accessdate=25 December 2022}}</ref> In 1994, Gen. Shamim sought his retirement after completing his tenureship in 1994.{{rp|123}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sehgal|first1=Ikram ul-Majeed|title=Defence Journal|date=2006|publisher=Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HrDfAAAAMAAJ&q=shamim+|accessdate=25 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Death==
Khan died from [[COVID-19]] in [[Rawalpindi]] on 9 December 2021, aged 84, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-JCSC chairman Gen Shamim Alam passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1662879 |access-date=10 December 2021 |work=Dawn.com |date=10 December 2021}}</ref>

== Awards and Decorations ==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Nishan-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Jurat.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Basalat.png|width=130}}
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War Ribbon.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=10 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=20 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=30 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=40 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Republic Medal 1956 (Pakistan).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hijri Tamgha.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Honour - Grand Officer (France).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Military Merit (Jordan) - Grand Cordon.png|width=130}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

''(Order of Excellence)''
|'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|Hilal-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

''(Crescent of Excellence)''
|'''[[Sitara-e-Jurat]]'''
''(Star of Courage)''

'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 War]]'''
|'''[[Sitara-e-Basalat]]'''
''(Star of Good Conduct)''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War]]'''
''(War Star 1965)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War]]'''
''(War Star 1971)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1965)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1971)''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|10 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|20 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|30 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|40 Years Service Medal]]'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-]]'''
'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam]]'''

''(100th Birth Anniversary of''

''[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]])''

'''1976'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Jamhuria]]'''
''(Republic Commemoration Medal)''

'''1956'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Hijri Tamgha]]'''
''(Hijri Medal)''

'''1979'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Jamhuriat Tamgha]]'''
''(Democracy Medal)''

'''1988'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha]]'''
''(Resolution Day''

''Golden Jubilee Medal)''

'''1990'''
|'''[[Legion of Honour]]'''

[[Legion of Honour|'''Grand Officer Class''']]

'''([[France]])'''
|[[Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey|'''Turkish Legion of Merit''']]
'''([[Turkey]])'''
|'''[[Order of Military Merit (Jordan)|Order of Military Merit]]'''
'''[[Order of Military Merit (Jordan)|Grand Cordon]]'''

'''([[Syria|Jordan]])'''
|}

=== Foreign Decorations ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" style="background:#006400; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |'''Foreign Awards'''
|-
!'''{{flag|France}}'''
|'''[[Legion of Honour|Légion d'honneur]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Honour - Grand Officer (France).png|width=130}}
|-
!'''{{flag|Turkey}}'''
|[[Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey|'''Turkish Legion of Merit''']]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit.png|width=130}}
|-
!'''{{flag|Jordan}}'''
|'''[[Order of Military Merit (Jordan)|The Order of Military Merit (Grand Cordon)]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Military Merit (Jordan) - Grand Cordon.png|width=130}}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Shamim Alam Khan.jpg|Commanding an SSG company
File:Lt. Col. Shamim.jpg|As a Lieutenant Colonel
File:General Shamim Alam Khan receiving highest military award of Jordan.jpg|Receiving the highest military award of Jordan
File:Shamim Alam Khan receiving the Order of Merit Class I.jpg|Receiving the [[Legion of Honour|National Order of the Legion of Honour]]
File:Shamim Alam Khan receiving the Sitar-e-Jurrat.jpg|Receiving the ''[[Sitara-e-Jurat]]''
File:Sitar-e-Jurat.jpg|The ''Sitara-e-Jurat''
File:General Shamim Alam Khan receiving the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor.jpg|Receiving the [[Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor]]
File:General Shamim Alam Khan receiving the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.jpg|Receiving the [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]]
File:General Shamim Alam Khan receiving the Hilal-i-Imtiaz.jpg|Receiving the [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]]
File:General Shamim Alam Khan receiving the Sitar-e-Basalat.jpg|Receiving the Sitar-e-Basalat
File:Family of General Shamim Alam Khan.jpg|Family of Shamim Alam Khan
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/april/zakhan.htm "Brig Z.A. Khan interview to Defence Journal"]

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