General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

Khalid Shameem Wynne ( ur, ; 28 August 1953 – 30 December 2017), was a four-star

in the

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who served as the 14th

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of the

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appointed in 2010 until retiring on 8 October 2013.

Early life and education

Wynne came from an army background and hailed from the soldier-producing area of

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. His father, Lieutenant Colonel Arshad Shameem Wynne served in the Pakistan Army until 1972. His unit was also the 20th battalion of the

Punjab Regiment Punjab Regiment may refer to the following existing units: *Punjab Regiment (India) *Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) From 1922 to 1947, the British Indian Army included 6 numbered Punjab Regiments: *1st Punjab Regiment * 2nd Punjab Regiment *8th Punj ...

. Khalids father, Arshad was a close aid to

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

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. Khalid obtained his earlier education from various cantonment schools all over Pakistan and joined

Cadet College Hasan Abdal Cadet College, Hasan Abdal (CCH) Urdu/Pashto :کیدت کالج/کیڈٹ کالج حسن ابدال is a residential secondary school located in Hasan Abdal, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. The college has over 500 enrolled students aged 13 ...

as special entry in 1969 after matriculation.

Military career

In 1971, Wynne joined the Army after his intermediate examination. He passed out in April 1972 in the 1st Special War Course to join his father's battalion, 20 Punjab Regiment. He graduated from Command and Staff College, Quetta;

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; and the National Defence University, Islamabad. He held a master's degree in War Studies from

Quaid-i-Azam University Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad ( ur, ; commonly referred to as QAU), founded as University of Islamabad, is a ranked 1 public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedi ...

Command appointments

Wynne had held various command, staff and instructional appointments during his 42-year military career. He had been a

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of two infantry brigades. He had commanded his own 20th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, two infantry brigades, including the 323 Infantry Brigade in

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(also known as ''Siachen Brigade''), the 41st Infantry Division in Quetta and the Southern Command in Quetta. 130916-D-NI589-502 (9775289115)

Staff and instructional appointments

On the academic part, he had held various instructional designations and remained on the faculty of School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta; Command and Staff College, Quetta and

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 ...

, Kakul. Wynne also remained Chief of Staff in a Corps Headquarters and Commandant of the School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta. He had also served in General Staff directorate, staying as Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS) from 2006 to 2007 and then as Chief of General Staff from April 2010 to October 2010.

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

Prior to his promotion, the official statement noted that "General Wynne was appointed as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee by President

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, on the advice of Prime Minister

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."Shakil Shaikh
"Gen Wyne new CJCSC"
''The News'', 29 September 2010 Before this appointment, Wynne was serving as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) at the Army GHQ since April 2010. He also served as field operational Commander of the

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in Quetta from 2007 to 2010, overseeing the

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and the fallout of the war in the Tribal Areas. At the onset of the initial retirement dates of Generals

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and

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at the end of 2010, Wynne would have been the senior-most general in the

and thus a candidate for a four-star post. In September 2010, it was announced that Lieutenant General Wynne would be promoted as four-star general and would replace General

as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on 8 October 2010. He retired on 8 October 2013, after 42 years in active services.

Death

Khalid Shameem Wynne died while travelling to Lahore on 30 December 2017, when a tyre on the

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they were travelling in burst near Chakri Interchange on the Rawalpindi–Lahore motorway. The injured were taken to Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. Pakistani Prime Minister

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and Chief Minister Punjab

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expressed their grief over Wynne's death. Wynne was laid to rest in Lahore on 1 January 2018. His funeral prayer was attended by COAS Gen

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, former president

and former army chief Gen

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Awards and decorations

References

External links

Wynne's Profile at Abdalians Home PageThe Shangri-la dialogue (Ikram Sehgal)Wynne at 2008 Land Forces SymposiumWynne Visit to Earthquake-affected Areas in Balochistan
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