Hamid Nawaz Khan

Hamid Nawaz Khan
Khan in 2004
BornSheikhupura, Punjab
Died24 February 2014
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
AllegiancePakistan
Service / branchPakistan Army
Years of service1966–2006
RankLt. Gen.
Commands33rd Infantry Division
Command and Staff College
National Defence University
Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS)
Battles / warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
AwardsHilal-i-Imtiaz (military)
Other workCivil servant

Lieutenant General Hamid Nawaz Khan, HI(M), was a career Pakistan Army general who served as Interior Minister of Pakistan from November 2007 to April 2008 and Defence Secretary of Pakistan from 2001 to 2005. He also held the positions of chairman at Pakistan International Airlines, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Fauji Foundation.[1][2][3][4]

He was the nephew of Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi from his father's side, one of the founders of Pakistan and the First Education Minister of Pakistan. His family is a part of the Sivia Jatt community.

  1. ^ "Military may be called in for poll security". Dawn (newspaper). 9 December 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ex-Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz passes away". The Nation (newspaper). 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ Salman Masood (7 February 2008). "Copter Crash Kills 7 Pakistani Army Officers". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NPB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).