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| servicenumber = IC-7613H<ref name="retire">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1572 |date=20 August 1994 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> |
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| commands = [[Indian Military Academy]]<br>[[15 Corps (India)|XV Corps]]<br>[[19th Infantry Division (India)|19th Infantry Division]]<br>Telangana Area<br>Mizoram Range, [[Assam Rifles]]<br>86th Infantry Brigade<br>[[2nd Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry Regiment|2 Maratha LI]] |
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| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br/>[[Insurgency in Northeast India<br/>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] |
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br/>[[Insurgency in Northeast India]]<br/>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] |
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| awards = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br/>[[Padma Shri]]<br/>[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br/>[[Vir Chakra]] |
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Lieutenant General '''Mohammad Ahmed Zaki''' |
[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Mohammad Ahmed Zaki''' {{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VrC}} (born 20 January 1935, [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]) is a former [[general officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
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==Biography== |
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Zaki was born into a Hyderabadi family with a long history of service in the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]]'s Army. His father was a retired Brigadier in the Nizam's Cavalry forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohammad Ahmed Zaki |url=https://www.thankyouindianarmy.com/mohammad-ahmed-zaki/ |access-date=21 March 2023 |website=Thank You Indian Army|date=December 2017 }}</ref> |
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In the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], Zaki was wounded in the battle of Thatti Jaimal Singh and was awarded "[[Vir Chakra]]" for a conspicuous display of gallantry in the face of the enemy. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], he was in command of 2 Maratha LI (Kali Panchvin) in the Shakargarh area. He has held many important appointments such as Instructor at the Infantry School, [[Mhow]], Brigade Major in [[Ladakh]] and Instructor at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. |
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==Career== |
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Upon being commissioned into the [[Indian Army]], he joined the 19th Battalion of the [[Maratha Light Infantry]] in 1955. |
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===Vir Chakra=== |
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⚫ | Further elevated to the rank of [[Lieutenant General]] in 1988, he took over as Director General Infantry. He was corps commander of the |
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In the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], Zaki was wounded in the battle of Thatti Jaimal Singh and was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] for a conspicuous display of gallantry in the face of the enemy:<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 1: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=24 |date=1 January 1966 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> |
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{{Quotation|Gazette Notification: 134 Pres/65,16-10-65 |
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Date of Award: 20 September 1965 |
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'''MAJOR MOHAMMAD AHMAD ZAKI (IC-7613)'''<br /> |
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'''19 BATTALION, THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY'''}} |
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Major Mohammad Ahmad Zaki was in command of the leading assaulting company of his battalion near Thatti Jaimal Singh in the Lahore Sector. On 20 September 1965, his company came under heavy medium machine gun, rifle and Browning fire and he was injured in the shoulder and arm by a burst of medium machine gun fire. Still he led a determined assault on the enemy He was wounded again. Undaunted by his successive injuries, he drove home the assault in what was virtually hand-to hand fighting. With a hand grenade he himself destroyed an enemy bunker containing a medium machine gun. At this stage he fell exhausted due to profuse bleeding, but inspired by his determined efforts, his company annihilated the enemy and captured the objective. In this battle, Major Zaki showed inspiring leadership, courage and dedication to duty, in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.|sign=|source=}} |
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===Post-war career=== |
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During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], he was in command of the [[2nd Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry Regiment|2nd Battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry]] (Kali Panchvin) in the [[Shakargarh]] area. He has held many important appointments such as instructor at the [[Mhow#The Infantry School|Infantry School]] in [[Mhow]], Brigade Major in [[Ladakh]] and instructor at the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in [[Wellington Cantonment]].<ref name="profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~zaki/Personal/martial/profile_19991028-1.htm | title=Lt. Gen. (retd.) M.A. Zaki's Track Record | publisher=Indian Reporter | accessdate=25 July 2019}}</ref> |
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In March 1976, he raised the 18th Battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry. He was promoted to the rank of [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] and took over the command of the 86th Infantry Brigade in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. From 1984 to 1985, he was DIG Mizoram Range ([[Assam Rifles]]).<ref name="profile" /> |
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===General officer=== |
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⚫ | Zaki was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] and promoted to the rank of [[Major General]]. In August 1985, he assumed command of the [[Telangana]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Goa]] area. Later, he was posted as [[General officer commanding]] [[19th Infantry Division (India)|19 Infantry Division]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] from 1986 to 1987.<ref name="profile" /> |
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⚫ | Further elevated to the rank of [[Lieutenant General]] in 1988, he took over as Director General Infantry. He was corps commander of the [[XV Corps (India)|Chinar Corps]] in Srinagar when there was an outbreak of [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|insurgency in Kashmir]]. Zaki was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 1991. He took over as Commandant of the [[Indian Military Academy]] in [[Dehradun|Dehra Dun]] in June 1991. After that, he was appointed an advisor to the [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]. He retired from the Indian Army on 31 January 1993, after nearly 38 years of service.<ref name="retire" /> He then had a second stint as advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir from 1993 to 1995. General Zaki was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2001 for his services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
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==Honours and decorations== |
==Honours and decorations== |
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==Vice Chancellor in Jamia Millia Islamia== |
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Post retirement from India Army, Gen Zaki served as Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 1997 to 2000. |
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==Dates of rank== |
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|align="center" |[[File:2nd_Lieutenant_Indian_Army.gif|35px]] || [[Second lieutenant (India)|Second Lieutenant]]|| [[Indian Army]] || 11 December 1955<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=84 |date=6 April 1957 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> |
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant (India)|Lieutenant]]|| Indian Army || |
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|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (Indian Army)|Captain]]|| Indian Army || |
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|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major (India)|Major]]|| Indian Army || 11 December 1968<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=196 |date=8 March 1969 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> |
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant colonel (India)|Lieutenant-Colonel]]|| Indian Army || 5 April 1974<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=533 |date=17 April 1976 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> |
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|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]|| Indian Army || |
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|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]|| Indian Army || 20 October 1982<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1448 |date=10 September 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> |
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|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]]|| Indian Army || 16 August 1985<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=798 |date=6 June 1987 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> |
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]|| Indian Army || |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[History of Hyderabad]] |
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* [[Hyderabadi Muslims]] |
* [[Hyderabadi Muslims]] |
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* [[Hyderabad State]] |
* [[Hyderabad State]] |
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* [[India]] |
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* [[Muslim culture of Hyderabad]] |
* [[Muslim culture of Hyderabad]] |
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* [[History of Hyderabad]] for a history of the city of Hyderabad. |
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* [[Hyderabad (India)]] for the city. |
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== References == |
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* [http://www.jmi.nic.in/MAZaki.htm Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University)] |
* [https://archive.today/20030429140041/http://www.jmi.nic.in/MAZaki.htm Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University)] |
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Civil Service}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 30 April 2023
Mohammad Ahmed Zaki | |
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Born | Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British Raj (present-day Telangana, India) | 20 January 1935
Allegiance | India |
Service | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1955–1993 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | IC-7613H[1] |
Unit | 19 Maratha LI |
Commands | Indian Military Academy XV Corps 19th Infantry Division Telangana Area Mizoram Range, Assam Rifles 86th Infantry Brigade 2 Maratha LI |
Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Insurgency in Northeast India Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Padma Shri Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vir Chakra |
Lieutenant General Mohammad Ahmed Zaki PVSM AVSM VrC (born 20 January 1935, Hyderabad, Telangana) is a former general officer of the Indian Army.
Early life and education
[edit]Zaki was born into a Hyderabadi family with a long history of service in the Nizam's Army. His father was a retired Brigadier in the Nizam's Cavalry forces.[2]
Zaki was educated at the Rashtriya Indian Military College in Dehra Dun from 1947 to 1951. He was selected for the National Defence Academy in 1952.
Career
[edit]Upon being commissioned into the Indian Army, he joined the 19th Battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry in 1955.
Vir Chakra
[edit]In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Zaki was wounded in the battle of Thatti Jaimal Singh and was awarded the Vir Chakra for a conspicuous display of gallantry in the face of the enemy:[3]
Gazette Notification: 134 Pres/65,16-10-65
Operation: - Date of Award: 20 September 1965
CITATION
MAJOR MOHAMMAD AHMAD ZAKI (IC-7613)
19 BATTALION, THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY
Major Mohammad Ahmad Zaki was in command of the leading assaulting company of his battalion near Thatti Jaimal Singh in the Lahore Sector. On 20 September 1965, his company came under heavy medium machine gun, rifle and Browning fire and he was injured in the shoulder and arm by a burst of medium machine gun fire. Still he led a determined assault on the enemy He was wounded again. Undaunted by his successive injuries, he drove home the assault in what was virtually hand-to hand fighting. With a hand grenade he himself destroyed an enemy bunker containing a medium machine gun. At this stage he fell exhausted due to profuse bleeding, but inspired by his determined efforts, his company annihilated the enemy and captured the objective. In this battle, Major Zaki showed inspiring leadership, courage and dedication to duty, in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.
Post-war career
[edit]During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, he was in command of the 2nd Battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry (Kali Panchvin) in the Shakargarh area. He has held many important appointments such as instructor at the Infantry School in Mhow, Brigade Major in Ladakh and instructor at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington Cantonment.[4]
In March 1976, he raised the 18th Battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and took over the command of the 86th Infantry Brigade in Punjab. From 1984 to 1985, he was DIG Mizoram Range (Assam Rifles).[4]
General officer
[edit]Zaki was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and promoted to the rank of Major General. In August 1985, he assumed command of the Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa area. Later, he was posted as General officer commanding 19 Infantry Division in Jammu and Kashmir from 1986 to 1987.[4]
Further elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General in 1988, he took over as Director General Infantry. He was corps commander of the Chinar Corps in Srinagar when there was an outbreak of insurgency in Kashmir. Zaki was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 1991. He took over as Commandant of the Indian Military Academy in Dehra Dun in June 1991. After that, he was appointed an advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He retired from the Indian Army on 31 January 1993, after nearly 38 years of service.[1] He then had a second stint as advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir from 1993 to 1995. General Zaki was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2001 for his services to the nation.[5]
Honours and decorations
[edit]Vice Chancellor in Jamia Millia Islamia
[edit]Post retirement from India Army, Gen Zaki served as Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 1997 to 2000.
Dates of rank
[edit]Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 11 December 1955[6] | |
Lieutenant | Indian Army | ||
Captain | Indian Army | ||
Major | Indian Army | 11 December 1968[7] | |
Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 5 April 1974[8] | |
Colonel | Indian Army | ||
Brigadier | Indian Army | 20 October 1982[9] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 16 August 1985[10] | |
Lieutenant General | Indian Army |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 20 August 1994. p. 1572.
- ^ "Mohammad Ahmed Zaki". Thank You Indian Army. December 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Part I-Section 1: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 1 January 1966. p. 24.
- ^ a b c "Lt. Gen. (retd.) M.A. Zaki's Track Record". Indian Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 6 April 1957. p. 84.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 March 1969. p. 196.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 17 April 1976. p. 533.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 10 September 1983. p. 1448.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 6 June 1987. p. 798.