Ghulam Muhammad Malik (also called G.M. Malik) is former commander of the
10 Corps,
Rawalpindi of the
Pakistan Army. 10 Corps was responsible for defending the entire
Line of Control between
Pakistan administered Kashmir and the Indian-administered Kashmir. He retired from the army in 1995, and has since headed a charity to build hospitals and medical facilities for the poor in various parts of Pakistan.
Early life
Malik belongs to the
Awan
Awan may refer to:
Places
* Awan (ancient city), a city-state in Elam in the 3rd millennium BCE
* Awan (region), a town in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Awan, Bhulath, a village in Kapurthala district, Punjab, India, Punjab, Pakistan
* ...
tribe. He is from
Sargodha
Sargodha (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Punjab province, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 12th largest city by population and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country. Sargodha is also known as t ...
, Pakistan which is a prime recruiting area for Pakistan's army.
Army
He had a distinguished military career. As a cadet in PMA, he was selected to be sent to
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he was declared the best cadet and won the "Queen's Gold Medal".
Malik is a graduate of
PAF Public School Sargodha where he was from 1st Entry (1953–1957).
He joined Pakistan Army in the late 1950s, and became a lieutenant general. He served as commandant of the
Pakistan Military Academy
Pakistan Military Academy ( ur, ), also referred to by its acronym PMA. PMA is an officers training school located near Kakul village in the city and district of Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa established in 1947. It is the sole service academy ...
from 1987 to 1989. In the 1990s, he was given command of the
X Corps 10th Corps, Tenth Corps, or X Corps may refer to:
France
* 10th Army Corps (France)
* X Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
Germany
* X Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army
* ...
.
Retirement
Malik retired in April 2000 and was succeeded by then DG Military Intelligence (DGMI) Maj Gen
Ali Kuli Khan Khattak
Lieutenant General Ali Kuli Khan Khattak ( ur, ) is a retired Pakistani three-star rank general officer and former field commander of X Corps.
Prior to this field assignment, he was the chief of general staff and also directed the directora ...
.
References
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Pakistani generals
Living people
Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
PAF College Sargodha alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)