Major General Muhammad Nawaz

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( ur, ; 1 January 1957 - 1 June 2011) was a two star general officer of the Pakistan Army. For his meritorious and excellent service he was awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) and

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by the Government of Pakistan.

Early life

Muhammad Nawaz was born in

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, into an

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Family. Nawaz stayed in Chiniot during his childhood and initial years of education.

Personal life

He was married and is survived by two daughters and one son (one was martyred with him in the helicopter crash).

Military career

Nawaz was accepted into the

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(PMA) in 1978 into the 61st PMA Long Course. After successfully completing his military training, he was commissioned into the

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on 27March 1980 and was inducted into the 14

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. He obtained his

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from the Command and Staff College and his MSc

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from the

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. As well as active service with his own unit Regiment 14 FF, he served as DG

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(Punjab), Commander 31st Independent Infantry Brigade, Commander 40th Infantry Division Okara, Instructor at Command & Staff College Quetta and School of Armour & Mechanized Warfare, Deputy Director General

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, Defense & Army Attaché at PAK Embassy in Tehran, and Staff Officer at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia He was promoted to the rank of Major general on 8August 2008. After this promotion he was posted as a general officer commanding the 40th Infantry Division, Okara, and later on as director general of the Punjab Rangers.

Death

While he was on duty traveling to meet with troops of the

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, the helicopter he was in crashed in the

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due to bad weather. Nawaz, along with the rest of the crew, died on impact. Among the crew was his son Capt Asif Nawaz, Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Syed Amir Abbas, and Airman/Technician Subedar Abadullah. Nawaz was buried with his son in his home town, Chak 126 JB in Chiniot, with full military honours.

References

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