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

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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

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Retirement

Malik retired in April 2000 and was succeeded by then DG Military Intelligence (DGMI) Maj Gen

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Ghulam Muhammad Pakistani generals Living people Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst PAF College Sargodha alumni Year of birth missing (living people)