Anwar Shamim

Air Chief Marshal
Anwar Shamim

Sitara-e-Jurat
NI(M) HI(M)  SJ  SI(M)  OI  LoM
ACM Anwar Shamim (1931–2013)
Chief of Air Staff
In office
23 July 1978 – 5 March 1985
Preceded byACM Zulfiqar Ali Khan
Succeeded byACM Jamal Khan
Chairman of Shaheen Foundation
In office
1982–1988
President of Pakistan Squash Federation
In office
1985–1988
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Anwar Shamim

(1931-10-01)1 October 1931
Haripur, North-West Frontier Province, British India
(Present-day, Haripur in Hazara District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan)
Died5 January 2013(2013-01-05) (aged 81)
CMH Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan
Cause of deathCatastrophic illness
Resting placeH-11 Graveyard, Islamabad
Citizenship Pakistan
Nickname(s)Shamim
Fire Fighter
M. Anwar Shamim
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1954–1985
RankAir Chief Marshal
UnitNo. 12 Squadron Globe Trotters
(S/No. PAK/ 3657): 231 [1]
CommandsMissile Guidance Program
Air Force Strategic Command
Southern Air Command
Masroor Air Force Base
ACAS (Air Operations) at Air AHQ
Battles/wars
AwardsNishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Jurat
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Order of Independence
Order of King Abdulaziz
Legion of Merit

Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Mohammad Anwar Shamim NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) OI LoM (Urdu: محمد انور شمیم); (1 October 1931 – 4 January 2013) was a senior air officer of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and was the Chief of Air Staff, appointed to the post in 1978 until retiring in 1985.[2][3]

Born in Haripur, British India, he was a career fighter pilot who participated in conflict with India in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 and also in 1971, before playing a crucial role as a military adviser to Jordan against Palestinian insurgent groups in 1970.[4][5]

As an Chief of the Air Staff, Shamim is notable for taking initiatives to modernize the PAF by successfully acquiring the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon from the United States under Project Falcon in 1983, and acquiring radar technology from the US to strengthen his country's aerial defense.[6][7] During his tenureship, he played an influential role in the Zia administration, advising President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq on policy matters involving the national security of Pakistan.[8]

In addition, Shamim also holds the distinction of being the second longest serving Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force.[3] He died in January 2013 and was buried with full state honours.

  1. ^ Pakistan (1978). The Gazette of Pakistan. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ (PAF), Pakistan Air Force (2015). "Chiefs of Air Staff Gallery". Pakistan Air Force Directorate for Public and Media relations. Directorate-General for the Inter-Services Public Relations of Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b News Desk, Maliha Ajj (4 January 2013). "Ex-Chief of Air Staff Anwar Shamim dies at 81". Aaj News. Islamabad: Aaj News, 2013. Aaj News, 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ^ "PAF ex-chief Anwar Shamim passes away". The Nation. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference News International, 2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Marwat, Abdul Zahoor Khan (7 January 2014). "A Tribute to Late Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim (1978-1985)". www.truthbykbaig.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vanguard Books Publishers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ انور شمیم[circular reference]