Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Mohammed Amin Naik SM (born 25 September 1953) was an

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officer. Major General Naik was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army in December 1974.

Early life and education

Naik was born in

Dadasara Dadasara is a village in the Tral sub-district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. The name of Dadasara is derived from the two words "''Dadah''", meaning deep, and "''Sar''" meaning lake. Dadasara is believed to have be ...

village in

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, Jammu and Kashmir, on 25 September 1953. He studied in Bisco School and attended college at Amar Singh College Srinagar. He joined the

Indian Military Academy The Indian Military Academy (IMA) is one of the oldest military academies in India, and trains officers for the Indian Army. Located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, it was established in 1932 following a recommendation by a military committee set up ...

on 3 January 1973 at the age of 19.

Military career

Naik served as Design Engineer civil and Garrison Engineer with

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, and was in Army Headquarters as

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Officer, DDG PPO, Additional Director General Personals Engineers and was also as Assistant Chief of the Integrated Defense TRIDOC with Headquarters Integrated Defense Staff. He retired on 30 September 2011 from Army HQ's as ADG. In 2008, he became the first Kashmiri Muslim to become a General in the Indian Army.

Sports career

Naik is a champion rower. He has been awarded the highest medal to an Indian sportsman, the

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, for his accomplishments in rowing. He won bronze in 1982 Asian Games (coxed pair) and has got 8 gold, one silver, and one bronze in national championships. He has also won two golds, one silver and a bronze in various international championships in rowing.http://www.drishtikone.com/node/5554

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Naik, Mohammed Amin Living people Indian Army personnel Indian generals Asian Games medalists in rowing Rowers at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for India 1953 births Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games