Colonel Aqeel Ahmed (Urdu: عقیل احمد)

SI(M) The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...

born 11 April 1965, is a Pakistani army colonel who currently holds the post of Secretary Heavy Industries Taxila, Ministry of Defence Production and Director Heavy Industries Taxila Education Welfare Trust after his retirement from Army. During his uniform days he Previously served as the General Manager Production (GM-P) Heavy Industries Taxila

Taxila Taxila or Takshashila (; sa, तक्षशिला; pi, ; , ; , ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. Located in the Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District, it lies approximately northwest of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area and ...

from 2007 to 2012. He belongs to the corps of EME and 70th Pakistan Military Academy Long Course. He was promoted to the rank of colonel in September 2007 and got retired from Pakistan Army in December 2012

Early life and education

Aqeel was born on 11 April 1965 in

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...

, West Pakistan into a Punjabi-speaking family that initially migrated from Jalandhar, Punjab, India during the independence. His father, Major Abdur Razzaq, was an officer of

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who died in 1998 in Islamabad. His father Major Razzaq served in

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prior to independence and also fought World War II. Aqeel is the 4th of 5 brothers and a sister. Aqeel's older brother Shakil Ahmed was also a

officer who retired as

Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

from Pakistan Army Regiment of Artillery. His nephew, Captain Fahad Shakil is presently serving in Army Medical Corps. Aqeel completed his secondary education from Islamabad before joining the

in 1980 as a Junior Cadet which directed him to attend the military academy. He was sent to attend the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul and passed out with the class of 70th PMA Long Course 1984. Aqeel is a graduate of the Pakistan Command and Staff College, Quetta, also attended College of EME for his Engineering Degree in

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

& Masters in

Computer Engineering Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...

. Aqeel also holds a degree of Masters in Business Administration (MBA).

Notable achievements

Anza Missile

Aqeel was posted in Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) Khan Research Laboratories and was the core part of the team that made Anza (missile) for Pakistan Army. The Anza (عنزہ Anza) is a series of shoulder-fired, man-portable surface-to-air missiles produced by Pakistan. Guided by an infrared homing seeker, the Anza is used for short range air defence. The Anza (missile) produced by Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) is one of the facility's main conventional weapons projects. Development was originally undertaken to eliminate dependence on importing expensive foreign systems. Various versions of the Anza are currently in service with the

, with the Mk-III version being the most recent. The Anza is also offered for export, Malaysia being its only known export customer after receiving 100 Anza Mk-I in 2002 and, later, a further 500 Anza Mk-II systems.

Variants of Anza Missile

* Anza MK-I * Anza MK-II * Anza Mk-III

HITEC Institute of Medical Sciences (HITEC-IMS)

Aqeel was the core part of the team that established HITEC Institute of Medical Sciences(HITEC-IMS) under the umbrella of Heavy Industries Taxila during his tenure as Secretary Heavy Industries Taxila in 2016. HITEC-IMS was established back in 2016 by the team from Heavy Industries Taxila under HITEWT. Currently the institute is affiliated with

National University of Medical Sciences The National University of Medical Sciences, commonly referred as NUMS, is a public university located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

,http://numspak.edu.pk commonly referred as

NUMS The National University of Medical Sciences, commonly referred as NUMS, is a public university located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

, which is a public university located in

, Punjab, Pakistan. HITEC-IMS id currently offering MBBS & BDS Courses for students.

Awards

Aqeel has been decorated with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz,

for his military services.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aqeel Ahmed Pakistan Army personnel 1965 births Punjabi people People from Islamabad Pakistan Military Academy alumni Academic staff of the National Defence University, Pakistan Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Living people Graduates of the Staff College, Quetta