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Jameel Mahmood,

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, ADC (May 9, 1938 – May 7, 1993) was an Indian senior military officer. He served as the

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Eastern Command between October 1992 and May 1993. Mahmood was killed with his wife in an

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helicopter crash in

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, while on an official visit.

Early life and education

He was born in

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in 1938 and was the brother-in-law of

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Mohammad Ahmed Zaki of the

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. His son,

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Ali Adil Mahmood is an

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officer in the

, and was commandant of the

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regiment, prior to his promotion as

. He attended the

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Military career

He was commissioned into the

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in 1959 and commanded a platoon in Sikkim during the

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, winning a

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for his actions. He later served as an Artillery Battery Commander, Battalion GSO-1 and XO, and Instructor at the

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. He attended the

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. He later commanded a Regiment in

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after promotion to

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in 1977. He was promoted to

in 1983 and thereafter became the Chief of Logistics of an Infantry Division as well as commanding officer of an Infantry brigade under XIV Corps. He was later a staff officer under the Directorate General of Military Operations and deputy commander of the

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. He was promoted to Major General in 1988, after which he was the

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of the

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. He served for a time as the Deputy Commandant of the

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, before being promoted as

in 1991. He was then the Commander of the XV Corps and then promoted to the Senior Grade of

s in 1992 and appointed as the GOC-in-C of the Eastern Command. He was on trip to attend a social gathering of officers under the Dimapur Corps Headquarters when his

helicopter ran into a mechanical failure after a thunderstorm and crashed, killing him, his wife, his MA Col MN Ahmed (who was also his brother in law) and Lieutenant Lakshman Tyagi, his

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Naik G. Thyagarajan, his personal bodyguard

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S. Vasudevan, and the IAF crew manning the chopper. His brother Major General Sultan Mahmood (retd) was in the Artillery and an alumnus of the 20th course of the

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. His son

Adil Mahmood is an Armoured Corps officer having been commissioned into and commanded 16 Cavalry. Gen Jameel's grandfather had also served in the 16 Cavalry. Mahmood died in a helicopter crash in May 1993, while on a visit to Sikkim.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmood, Jameel 1938 births 1993 deaths Indian Muslims Indian generals Military personnel from Hyderabad, India Bishop Cotton Boys' School alumni Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Academic staff of Army War College, Mhow Defence Services Staff College alumni Victims of helicopter accidents or incidents Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1993

Early life and education

Military career

See also

References