Shamim Alam Khan

General Shamim Alam Khan NI(M) HI(M) SJ Sbt LoM
Shamim Alam Khan (1937–2021)
7th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 17 August 1991 – 9 November 1994
Preceded by	Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey
Succeeded by	Farooq Feroze Khan
Personal details
Born	Shamim Alam (1937-08-18)18 August 1937 Shillong, Assam, British Indian Empire (now in Meghalaya in India)
Died	9 December 2021(2021-12-09) (aged 84) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1954–1994
Rank	General
Unit	20th Lancers, Armoured Corps
Commands	XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur Chief of General Staff, Army GHQ II Corps, Multan Armoured Corps
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Battle of Chamb Operation Blue Fox Somali Civil War Somalia (UNOSOM I) Operation Gothic Serpent
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Basalat Legion d'honneur Turkish Legion of Merit Order of Military Merit

General Shamim Alam Khan (Urdu: شمیم عالم; 18 August 1937 – 9 December 2021), NI(M) HI(M) SJ SBt LoH, was a four star-rank general in the Pakistan Army who served as the 7th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1991 until retiring in 1994.^[1]