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Zia Ullah Khan (24 September 1938 – 13 May 2016) was a senior officer of the
Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...
who served as a corps commander of
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from January 1993 – 1995 and commandant Azad Kashmir Regiment. He had made various contributions in the military and civil development in Pakistan, especially in
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for which he came to be highly respected in both circles. He was known for his courage to urge
Pervez Musharraf Pervez Musharraf (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) was a Pakistani general and politician who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. Prior to his career in politics, he was a four-star general and appointed as ...
to step down after the
1999 Pakistani coup d'état The 1999 military takeover in Pakistan was a bloodless ''coup d'état'' initiated by the military staff at the Joint Staff HQ working under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharr ...
. He was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz Military for the recognition of his services, which is the second-highest civilian award and honour given to both civilians and military officers of the Pakistan armed forces by the Government of Pakistan. It recognises individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of Pakistan, world peace, cultural or other significant public endeavors". He also served as the Mayo Hospital board of governors' chairman and Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited Managing Director.


Background

He belonged to the ancestral village of the famous Sufi poet
Waris Shah Pir Waris Shah ( ; 1722 1798) was an 18th-century Punjabi Muslims, Punjabi Muslim Sufi poet of the Chishti order, known popularly for his contribution to Punjabi literature. He is primarily known as the author of the ''Heer Ranjha'' love ...
of
Jandiala Sher Khan Jandiala Sher Khan, or Jandy ala Sher Khan (), is a town of Sheikhupura District in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is part of Sheikhupura Tehsil and is located at 31°49'15N 73°55'10E. The town is notable for being the birthplace of famous poet W ...
. His father was Khan Moiz Ullah Khan, a renowned personality of the same village. He was also the nephew of General
Ghulam Jilani Khan Ghulam Jilani Khan ( Punjabi, , 1924-1999) was a senior general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 14th Governor of Punjab Province and 11th Defence Secretary of Pakistan in the military government of President General Zia-ul-Haq. Ji ...
.Ziauddin Butt
at isi.org.pk, accessed 8 April 2012


References

{{reflist Year of birth missing 2016 deaths Pakistan Army lieutenant generals Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz Baloch Regiment officers