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| birth_place = [[Pindi Gheb]], Punjab, [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Pindi Gheb]], Punjab, [[British India]] | ||
| death_place = [[Rawalpindi]], Punjab, Pakistan | | death_place = [[Rawalpindi]], Punjab, Pakistan | ||
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| nickname = M.I. Khan | | nickname = M.I. Khan | ||
| birth_name = Mohammad Iqbal Khan | | birth_name = Mohammad Iqbal Khan | ||
| allegiance = {{flag|British Raj}} {{small|(1944–1947)}} | | allegiance = {{flag|British Raj}} {{small|(1944–1947)}}<br>{{flag|Pakistan}} {{small|(1947–1984)}} | ||
| branch = {{flagicon|British India|army}} [[British Indian Army]] | | branch = {{flagicon|British India|army}} [[British Indian Army]]<br/>{{flagicon|Pakistan|army}} [[Pakistan Army]] | ||
| serviceyears = 1944–1984 | | serviceyears = 1944–1984 | ||
| rank = [[File:OF-9 Pakistan Army.svg|20px]] General | | rank = [[File:OF-9 Pakistan Army.svg|20px]] General | ||
| unit = [[Guides Infantry]], [[Frontier Force Regiment|Frontier Force]] | | unit = [[Guides Infantry]], [[Frontier Force Regiment|Frontier Force]] | ||
| commands = [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff]] | | commands = [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff]]<br />[[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Deputy Chief of Army Staff]]<br />[[V Corps (Pakistan)|V Corps]] in [[Karachi Cantonment|Karachi]]<br />[[IV Corps (Pakistan)|IV Corps]] in [[Lahore Cantonment|Lahore]]<br />[[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of General Staff]], [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]]<br />[[Structure of the Pakistan Army|33rd Infantry Division]], [[Quetta Cantonment|Quetta]]<br />[[Director-General|DG]] [[Military Intelligence of Pakistan|Military Intelligence]] (DG MI) | ||
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| awards = | | awards = <i>[[File:Nishan-e-Imtiaz.png|40px]] {{small|[[Nishan-i-Imtiaz|Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)]]}}<br>[[File:Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|40px]] {{small|[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)]]}}<br>[[File:Sitara-e-Imtiaz.png|40px]] {{small|[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)]]}}<br>[[File:Sitara-e-Basalat.png|40px]] {{small|[[Sitara-i-Basalat|Sitara-e-Basalat]]}}</i> | ||
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'''Mohammad Iqbal Khan''' {{small|{{small|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(M)]] [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI(M)]] [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI(M)]] [[Sitara-e-Basalat|SBt]]}}}} ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|اقبال خان{{popdf}}}}}}; 1924–2000) was a four-star general in the [[Pakistan Army]] who served as the third [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] from 1980 to 1984. | '''Mohammad Iqbal Khan''' {{small|{{small|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(M)]] [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI(M)]] [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI(M)]] [[Sitara-e-Basalat|SBt]]}}}} ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|اقبال خان{{popdf}}}}}}; 1924–2000) was a four-star general in the [[Pakistan Army]] who served as the third [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] from 1980 to 1984.<ref name="The News International, 2013">{{cite news|title=CJCSC office in Pakistan and the world over|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/633545-cjcsc-office-in-pakistan-and-the-world-over|access-date=6 April 2018|work=The News International|date=8 October 2013|location=Islamabad|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Military College Jhelum" /> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Mohammad Iqbal Khan was educated and graduated from the [[Military College Jhelum|Military College]] in [[Jhelum]] and was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] in the [[British Indian Army]] in 1944. | Mohammad Iqbal Khan was educated and graduated from the [[Military College Jhelum|Military College]] in [[Jhelum]] and was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] in the [[British Indian Army]] in 1944.<ref name="Military College Jhelum">{{cite web|title=Honours of MCJ|url=https://militarycollege.edu.pk/new/honours-of-mcj/|publisher=Military College Jhelum|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> He joined the [[Guides Infantry]] in the [[Frontier Force Regiment|2nd Frontier Force Regiment]] as [[Second lieutenant|2nd-Lt.]] and later serving in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|first war]] with India on [[Kashmir dispute|Kashmir front]] in 1947.<ref name="Military College Jhelum"/><ref name="Manto">A.H. Amin. [http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/february/manto.htm "Interview with Brig (retd) Shamim Yasin Manto"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503043659/http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/february/manto.htm |date=2013-05-03}} ''Defence Journal'', February 2002</ref> | ||
After participating in [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Second war]] with India in 1965, [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] Iqbal was appointed as the [[Director General|Director-General]] of the [[Military Intelligence of Pakistan|Military Intelligence]] in 1969, and was politically involved in supporting the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) against the [[Awami League]].{{rp|50}} | After participating in [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Second war]] with India in 1965, [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] Iqbal was appointed as the [[Director General|Director-General]] of the [[Military Intelligence of Pakistan|Military Intelligence]] in 1969, and was politically involved in supporting the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) against the [[Awami League]].{{rp|50}}<ref name="Oxford university press, Siddiqi 2004">{{cite book|last1=Siddiqi|first1=brigadier Abdul Rahman|title=East Pakistan, the endgame : an onlooker's journal, 1969-1971|date=2004|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Karachi|isbn=9780195799934|pages=260}}</ref> Eventually, [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brig.]] Iqbal held the responsibility of [[Military Intelligence of Pakistan|Military Intelligence]] in 1971.<ref>Hamid Hussain. [http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/dec/demons.htm "Demons of December"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609122558/http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/dec/demons.htm |date=2011-06-09 }} ''Defence Journal'', 2002 December</ref> | ||
In 1971–73, [[Major-General]] Iqbal held the command of the [[Structure of the Pakistan Army|33rd Infantry Division]] in [[Quetta Cantonment|Quetta]] as its [[General officer commanding|GOC]], and oversaw the [[1970s Baloch Insurgency and Rahimuddin's Provincial Stabilization|military operations]] against the armed [[Baloch Insurgency|insurgency groups]] in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] in Pakistan. | In 1971–73, [[Major-General]] Iqbal held the command of the [[Structure of the Pakistan Army|33rd Infantry Division]] in [[Quetta Cantonment|Quetta]] as its [[General officer commanding|GOC]], and oversaw the [[1970s Baloch Insurgency and Rahimuddin's Provincial Stabilization|military operations]] against the armed [[Baloch Insurgency|insurgency groups]] in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] in Pakistan.<ref name="The Daily Star, Maj. Sehgal, 2007">{{cite news|last1=Sehgal|first1=Maj. Ikram|author-link1=Ikram Sehgal|title=Learning from experience|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-1139|access-date=6 April 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=23 August 2007|location=Islamabad|language=en-pak}}</ref> | ||
In 1974, [[Major general|Major General]] Iqbal was posted as [[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of General Staff (CGS)]] under [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] General [[Tikka Khan]] at the [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]] in [[Rawalpindi Cantonment|Rawalpindi]] which he served until 1976. | In 1974, [[Major general|Major General]] Iqbal was posted as [[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of General Staff (CGS)]] under [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] General [[Tikka Khan]] at the [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]] in [[Rawalpindi Cantonment|Rawalpindi]] which he served until 1976.<ref>A.H. Amin [http://www.defencejournal.com/2001/september/tajammal.htm "Remembering Our Warriors: Maj Gen (Retd) Tajammal Hussain Malik"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165516/http://www.defencejournal.com/2001/september/tajammal.htm |date=2016-03-03}} ''Defence Journal'', September 2001</ref> In 1976, Maj-Gen. Iqbal was promoted to the [[Three-star rank|three-star]] rank army general and was posted as field commander of the [[IV Corps (Pakistan)|IV Corps]] based in [[Lahore Cantonment|Lahore]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Remembering Our Warriors|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Agha_Amin/publication/319664998_Brigadier_Shamim_Yasin_Manto-Interview/links/59b8da2da6fdcc68722d5838/Brigadier-Shamim-Yasin-Manto-Interview|website=www.researchgate.net|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> | ||
In 1977, [[Lieutenant-General]] Iqbal took over the control of the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in Pakistan as its [[martial law administrator]] when [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] Gen. [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]] imposed the [[1977 Pakistani coup d'état|martial law]] against the [[Government of Pakistan|civilian government]] on 5 July 1977.{{rp|194}} | In 1977, [[Lieutenant-General]] Iqbal took over the control of the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in Pakistan as its [[martial law administrator]] when [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] Gen. [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]] imposed the [[1977 Pakistani coup d'état|martial law]] against the [[Government of Pakistan|civilian government]] on 5 July 1977.{{rp|194}}<ref name="Routledge, Norman, 2013">{{cite book|last1=Norman|first1=Omar|title=Pakistan:Political and Economics History since 1947|date=2013|publisher=Routledge |location=New York [u.s.]|isbn=9781136143946|pages=225|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfKzAAAAQBAJ&dq=Iqbal+Khan+martial+law&pg=PA194|access-date=6 April 2018|language=en-us|format=google books|chapter={{small|(§Ethnic Conflict)}}}}</ref> [[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen.]] Iqbal was later rotated when Lt-Gen. [[Sawar Khan]] took command of the IV Corps, and appointed as the field commander of the [[V Corps (Pakistan)|V Corps]] and served as the [[martial law administrator]] of [[Sindh]] in Pakistan.<ref>Rizwan Hussain. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TRW_M_xybyYC&dq=x+corps+rawalpindi&pg=PA97 ''Pakistan and the Emergence of Islamic Militancy in Afghanistan''] Ashgate Publishing, 2005, {{ISBN|0-7546-4434-0}}</ref> | ||
In 1978, Lt-Gen. Iqbal was again posted at the [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]] in [[Rawalpindi Cantonment|Rawalpindi]] when he was appointed as the [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Deputy Chief of Army Staff]] (DCOAS) under President [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]].{{rp|430}} | In 1978, Lt-Gen. Iqbal was again posted at the [[GHQ (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]] in [[Rawalpindi Cantonment|Rawalpindi]] when he was appointed as the [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Deputy Chief of Army Staff]] (DCOAS) under President [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]].{{rp|430}}<ref name="Zia 1988">"Pakistan under Zia, 1977–1988" by Shahid Javed Burki ''Asian Survey'', Vol. 28, No. 10 (October, 1988), pp. 1082–1100</ref> During this time, he was appointed as the [[Colonel Commandant]] of the [[Frontier Force Regiment]], which he served until his retirement in 1984.<ref name="The Gazette of Pakistan, 1978">{{cite book|title=The Gazette of Pakistan|date=1978|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LtJPAQAAMAAJ&q=2052|access-date=6 April 2018|language=en|author1=Pakistan}}</ref> | ||
==Chairman Joint chiefs (1980–1984)== | ==Chairman Joint chiefs (1980–1984)== | ||
In 1980, Lt-Gen. Iqbal, who at that time was the senior military officer in the military, was promoted to the [[Four-star rank|four-star]] rank and appointed as the [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)|Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]].{{rp|156}} | In 1980, Lt-Gen. Iqbal, who at that time was the senior military officer in the military, was promoted to the [[Four-star rank|four-star]] rank and appointed as the [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)|Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]].{{rp|156}}<ref name="Zia 1988" /> | ||
In 1980, Gen. Iqbal played a crucial role in [[Operation Cyclone|maintaining]] of the [[Afghan Arabs]] in the country and supported the [[Anti-Soviet agitation|anti-Russian]] agitation when Soviet Union [[Soviet–Afghan War|intervened]] in [[Afghanistan]].{{rp|contents}} | In 1980, Gen. Iqbal played a crucial role in [[Operation Cyclone|maintaining]] of the [[Afghan Arabs]] in the country and supported the [[Anti-Soviet agitation|anti-Russian]] agitation when Soviet Union [[Soviet–Afghan War|intervened]] in [[Afghanistan]].{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Routledge, Hilali, 2017">{{cite book|last1=Hilali|first1=A. Z.|title=US-Pakistan Relationship: Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan|date=2017|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781351876223|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WEErDwAAQBAJ&dq=general++Iqbal+Khan+appointed+chairman+joint&pg=PT132|access-date=6 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> Gen. iqbal eventually and coordinated the national security meetings concerning the [[ISI in Afghanistan|covert efforts]] in [[Afghanistan]].{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Routledge, Hilali, 2017"/>{{rp|viii}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Matinuddin|first1=Kamal|title=Power struggle in the Hindu Kush: Afghanistan, 1978-1991|date=1991|publisher=Wajidalis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ueVtAAAAMAAJ&q=pertinent+|access-date=6 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 1984, Gen. Iqbal completed his four-year term and eventually retired from the military.<ref name="The News International, 2013" /> | ||
== Awards and decorations == | == Awards and decorations == | ||
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Muhammad Iqbal Khan | |
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 Khan (right) c. 1980 | |
| 3rd Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 13 April 1980 – 22 March 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Admiral Mohammad Shariff |
| Succeeded by | General Rahimuddin Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Iqbal Khan Pindi Gheb, Punjab, British India |
| Died | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Awards |  Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat |
| Nickname(s) | M.I. Khan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British Raj (1944–1947) Pakistan (1947–1984) |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1984 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Guides Infantry, Frontier Force |
| Commands | Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Deputy Chief of Army Staff V Corps in Karachi IV Corps in Lahore Chief of General Staff, Army GHQ 33rd Infantry Division, Quetta DG Military Intelligence (DG MI) |
| Battles/wars | |
Mohammad Iqbal Khan NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) SBt (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 1924–2000) was a four-star general in the Pakistan Army who served as the third Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1980 to 1984.[1][2]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Mohammad Iqbal Khan was educated and graduated from the Military College in Jhelum and was commissioned in the British Indian Army in 1944.[2] He joined the Guides Infantry in the 2nd Frontier Force Regiment as 2nd-Lt. and later serving in the first war with India on Kashmir front in 1947.[2][3]
After participating in Second war with India in 1965, Brigadier Iqbal was appointed as the Director-General of the Military Intelligence in 1969, and was politically involved in supporting the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) against the Awami League.:50[4] Eventually, Brig. Iqbal held the responsibility of Military Intelligence in 1971.[5]
In 1971–73, Major-General Iqbal held the command of the 33rd Infantry Division in Quetta as its GOC, and oversaw the military operations against the armed insurgency groups in Balochistan in Pakistan.[6]
In 1974, Major General Iqbal was posted as Chief of General Staff (CGS) under Chief of Army Staff General Tikka Khan at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi which he served until 1976.[7] In 1976, Maj-Gen. Iqbal was promoted to the three-star rank army general and was posted as field commander of the IV Corps based in Lahore.[8]
In 1977, Lieutenant-General Iqbal took over the control of the Punjab in Pakistan as its martial law administrator when Chief of Army Staff Gen. Zia-ul-Haq imposed the martial law against the civilian government on 5 July 1977.:194[9] Lt-Gen. Iqbal was later rotated when Lt-Gen. Sawar Khan took command of the IV Corps, and appointed as the field commander of the V Corps and served as the martial law administrator of Sindh in Pakistan.[10]
In 1978, Lt-Gen. Iqbal was again posted at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi when he was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (DCOAS) under President Zia-ul-Haq.:430[11] During this time, he was appointed as the Colonel Commandant of the Frontier Force Regiment, which he served until his retirement in 1984.[12]
Chairman Joint chiefs (1980–1984)[edit | edit source]
In 1980, Lt-Gen. Iqbal, who at that time was the senior military officer in the military, was promoted to the four-star rank and appointed as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.:156[11]
In 1980, Gen. Iqbal played a crucial role in maintaining of the Afghan Arabs in the country and supported the anti-Russian agitation when Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan.:contents[13] Gen. iqbal eventually and coordinated the national security meetings concerning the covert efforts in Afghanistan.:contents[13]:viii[14] In 1984, Gen. Iqbal completed his four-year term and eventually retired from the military.[1]
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| Nishan-e-Imtiaz
(Order of Excellence) |
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(Crescent of Excellence) | ||
| Sitara-e-Imtiaz
(Star of Excellence) |
Sitara-e-Basalat
(Star of Good Conduct) |
Tamgha-e-Diffa
(General Service Medal) |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War
(War Medal 1965) |
| Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War
(War Medal 1971) |
Pakistan Tamgha
(Pakistan Independence Medal) 1947 |
Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-
(100th Birth Anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah) 1976 |
Tamgha-e-Jamhuria
(Republic Commemoration Medal) 1956 |
| Hijri Tamgha
(Hijri Medal) 1979 |
Order of Military Merit
(Jordan) |
War Medal 1939-1945 | United Nations
(Congo Clasp) |
Foreign Decorations[edit | edit source]
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 Jordan
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War Medal 1939-1945 |
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "CJCSC office in Pakistan and the world over". The News International. Islamabad. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Honours of MCJ". Military College Jhelum. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ A.H. Amin. "Interview with Brig (retd) Shamim Yasin Manto" Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Defence Journal, February 2002
- ↑ Siddiqi, brigadier Abdul Rahman (2004). East Pakistan, the endgame : an onlooker's journal, 1969-1971. Karachi: Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 9780195799934.
- ↑ Hamid Hussain. "Demons of December" Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Defence Journal, 2002 December
- ↑ Sehgal, Maj. Ikram (23 August 2007). "Learning from experience". The Daily Star. Islamabad. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ A.H. Amin "Remembering Our Warriors: Maj Gen (Retd) Tajammal Hussain Malik" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Defence Journal, September 2001
- ↑ "Remembering Our Warriors". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ Norman, Omar (2013). "(§Ethnic Conflict)". Pakistan:Political and Economics History since 1947 (google books). New York [u.s.]: Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 9781136143946. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ Rizwan Hussain. Pakistan and the Emergence of Islamic Militancy in Afghanistan Ashgate Publishing, 2005, ISBN 0-7546-4434-0
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Pakistan under Zia, 1977–1988" by Shahid Javed Burki Asian Survey, Vol. 28, No. 10 (October, 1988), pp. 1082–1100
- ↑ Pakistan (1978). The Gazette of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Hilali, A. Z. (2017). US-Pakistan Relationship: Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Routledge. ISBN 9781351876223. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ Matinuddin, Kamal (1991). Power struggle in the Hindu Kush: Afghanistan, 1978-1991. Wajidalis. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by M. Rahim Khan |
Chief of General Staff 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Abdullah Malik |
| Preceded by Mohammad Shariff |
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee 1980–1984 |
Succeeded by Rahimuddin Khan |