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Brig '''Abdul Qayum Sher''' HJ (1919-2003) was an officer of the [[Pakistan Army|Pakistani Army]]. He volunteered for the Indian Army prior to the [[Partition of India]] and fought in Burma during [[World War II]]. At partition he opted for Pakistan and achieved fame for the capture of Pandu (in [[Kashmir]]) during hostilities in 1948 with India. He commanded various battalions including his parent 11 Baluch Regiment. He attended [[Pakistan]] [[Pakistan Command and Staff College|Command and Staff College]] in Quetta and in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] was Brigade Commander 22 Brigade on the Lahore front. He led the counterattack force which repelled the Indian attack on Lahore, and captured Indian General N. Prasad's command headquarters (15th Indian Division) and personally led the attack with his Brigadier insignia and flag on his command jeep. He was awarded the Hilal-i Jurat for outstanding bravery.
[[Brigadier]] '''Abdul Qayum Sher''' {{small|[[Hilal-i-Jur'at|HJ]]}} (15 May 1919 – 26 August 2013) was an officer of the [[Pakistan Army|Pakistani Army]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 August 2013|title=1965 war veteran laid to rest|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1038833}}</ref>
 
==Early life and education==
Abdul Qayum Sher was born into the prominent [[Shinwari (Pashtun tribe)|Shinwari]] tribe of [[Pathans]]. His father Khan Mohammed Azam Khan was an engineer with the [[Indian Civil Service]], who became Permanent Secretary in the Department of Public Works after the [[Partition of India]].
 
As a child, Abdul Qayum Sher was sent first to Switzerland and then on to Durham in England, where he attended [[Durham School]] (1935–38) and then [[Durham College]]. He participated in sports and was active in the rowing and rugby teams at school level.
 
==Military career==
Abdul Qayum Sher was on a visit to India at the outbreak of [[World War II]], and enrolled into the British Indian Army, attending the [[Indian Military Academy]] at [[Dehradun]]. He served with distinction in the Burma campaign during the war.
 
At partition he chose to live in Pakistan, and participated in the capture of [[Pakistan-occupied Kashmir|Pandu, Kashmir]], during hostilities in 1948 with India. He commanded various battalions including his parent 11 Baluch Regiment. He attended the [[Pakistan Command and Staff College]] in Quetta and in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] was Brigade Commander 22 Brigade on the Lahore front. He led the counterattack force which repelled the Indian attack on Lahore, and captured Indian General [[N. Prasad]]'s command headquarters (15th Indian Division), leading the attack with his Brigadier insignia and flag on his command jeep. He was awarded the [[Hilal-i-Jur'at|Hilal-i-Jurat]] for outstanding bravery.
 
==Personal life==
In 1945, Abdul Qayum Sher met and married his wife Amita, who was a teacher in Lahore, and later became a social worker and author. They had five children, three of whom are still alive.
 
After retirement he volunteered for the Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD), and worked there until weeks before his death in 2013.
 
== Awards and decorations ==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hilal-e-Jurat.png|width=130}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Diffa.png|width=130}} {{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=War Medal 1965(Tamgha-e-Jang, A.H.1385).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=Pakistan Independence Medal 1947.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=1939–1945 Star.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Burma Star BAR.svg|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ribbon - War Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ribbon India Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=QE II Coronation Medal 1953.png|width=130}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|'''[[Hilal-i-Jurat|Hilal-e-Jurat]]'''
''(Crescent of Courage)''
 
'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 War]]'''
| colspan="2" |'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Diffa]]'''
''(General Service Medal'')
 
'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 War]] Clasp'''
|'''[[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|Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1965)''
|'''[[Pakistan Medal|Pakistan Tamgha]]'''
''([[Pakistan Medal]])''


After retirement he involved himself with voluntary work with the Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD) and worked there till weeks before his death in 2013.
'''1947'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces|Tamgha-e-Jamhuria]]'''
''(Republic Commemoration Medal)''


Abdul Qayum Sher was married to Amita Sher, a social worker, author of many books and a role model for many women in Pakistan. They had five children, three of whom survive them.
'''1956'''
|'''[[1939-1945 Star]]'''
|-
|'''[[Burma Star]]'''
|'''[[War Medal 1939-1945|War Medal]]'''
'''[[War Medal 1939-1945|1939-1945]]'''
|'''[[India Service Medal]]'''
[[India Service Medal|'''1939–1945''']]
|'''[[Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal|Queen Elizabeth II]]'''
'''[[Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal|Coronation Medal]]'''


==Early life and marriage==
'''(1953)'''
Abdul Qayum Sher was born into the prominent [[Shinwari (Pashtun tribe)|Shinwari]] tribe of [[Pathans]] and his father Khan Mohammed Azam Khan was also a remarkable personality, engineer with the Indian Civil Service. After Partition, he held numerous important positions.Amongst others he was Permanent Secretary in the Department of Public Works. Later he was the Chief Engineer during the construction of the Warsak Hydro-Power Scheme with a Dam in the mountains. In his last position he was for several years the Chairman of the newly established East Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority in Dacca. He had to build it up from scratch. He also developed East Pakistan's (today Bangla Desh) Electric Power System further (e.g. Siddirganj Thermal Power Plant).(Text inputs to Khan Mohammed Azam Khan by his son-in-law and his daughter).
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At an early age Abdul Qayum Sher was sent first to Switzerland and then onto Durham in England, where he attended Durham School (1935-38)  and then Durham College. He participated in sports and was active in the rowing and rugby teams at school level.
=== Foreign Decorations ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" style="background:#006400; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |'''Foreign Awards'''
|-
! rowspan="5" |'''{{flag|UK}}'''
|'''[[1939-1945 Star]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=1939–1945 Star.png|width=130}}
|-
|'''[[Burma Star]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Burma Star BAR.svg|width=130}}
|-
|'''[[War Medal 1939-1945]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ribbon - War Medal.png|width=130}}
|-
|[[India Service Medal|'''India Service Medal 1939–1945''']]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ribbon India Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|-
|'''[[Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal]]'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=QE II Coronation Medal 1953.png|width=130}}
|}


At the outbreak of [[World War II]] he was on a visit to India and he enrolled into the British Indian Army attending the [[Indian Military Academy]] at [[Dehradun]]. He served with distinction in the Burma campaign during the war. After the war in 1945 he met Amita, who was teaching in Lahore, and the same year proposed and married her even though she was from a different religion.
==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 11:41, 5 November 2022


Abdul Qayum Sher

Born(1919-05-15)15 May 1919
Died26 August 2013(2013-08-26) (aged 94)
Lahore, Pakistan
Allegiance
Service/branch
Years of service1940–68
RankBrigadier
Service numberPA-332
UnitBaluch Regiment
Commands held
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHilal-e-Jurat
Spouse(s)Amita Sher

Brigadier Abdul Qayum Sher HJ (15 May 1919 – 26 August 2013) was an officer of the Pakistani Army.[1]

Early life and education

Abdul Qayum Sher was born into the prominent Shinwari tribe of Pathans. His father Khan Mohammed Azam Khan was an engineer with the Indian Civil Service, who became Permanent Secretary in the Department of Public Works after the Partition of India.

As a child, Abdul Qayum Sher was sent first to Switzerland and then on to Durham in England, where he attended Durham School (1935–38) and then Durham College. He participated in sports and was active in the rowing and rugby teams at school level.

Military career

Abdul Qayum Sher was on a visit to India at the outbreak of World War II, and enrolled into the British Indian Army, attending the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun. He served with distinction in the Burma campaign during the war.

At partition he chose to live in Pakistan, and participated in the capture of Pandu, Kashmir, during hostilities in 1948 with India. He commanded various battalions including his parent 11 Baluch Regiment. He attended the Pakistan Command and Staff College in Quetta and in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was Brigade Commander 22 Brigade on the Lahore front. He led the counterattack force which repelled the Indian attack on Lahore, and captured Indian General N. Prasad's command headquarters (15th Indian Division), leading the attack with his Brigadier insignia and flag on his command jeep. He was awarded the Hilal-i-Jurat for outstanding bravery.

Personal life

In 1945, Abdul Qayum Sher met and married his wife Amita, who was a teacher in Lahore, and later became a social worker and author. They had five children, three of whom are still alive.

After retirement he volunteered for the Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD), and worked there until weeks before his death in 2013.

Awards and decorations

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Hilal-e-Jurat

(Crescent of Courage)

1965 War

Tamgha-e-Diffa

(General Service Medal)

1965 War Clasp

Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War

(War Star 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War

(War Medal 1965)

Pakistan Tamgha

(Pakistan Medal)

1947

Tamgha-e-Jamhuria

(Republic Commemoration Medal)

1956

1939-1945 Star
Burma Star War Medal

1939-1945

India Service Medal

1939–1945

Queen Elizabeth II

Coronation Medal

(1953)

Foreign Decorations

Foreign Awards
 UK 1939-1945 Star Template:Ribbon devices/alt
Burma Star Template:Ribbon devices/alt
War Medal 1939-1945 Template:Ribbon devices/alt
India Service Medal 1939–1945 Template:Ribbon devices/alt
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal Template:Ribbon devices/alt

References

  1. ↑ "1965 war veteran laid to rest". Dawn. 28 August 2013.

External links

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