Mohammad Ahmed Zaki

Lieutenant General Mohammad Ahmed Zaki was vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 1997 to 2000.

Born in 1935, he was educated in the Indian Military College Dehra Dun from Jan 1947 to 1951. He was selected for the National Defence Academy in 1952 and on commissioning from there he joined 19 Maratha Light Infantry in 1955.

In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 then Major Zaki was wounded in the battle of Thatti Jaimal Singh and was awarded "Vir Chakra".

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, he was in command of 2 Maratha LI (Kali Panchvin) in Shakargarh area.

He has held many other appointments such as instructor at Infantry School, Mhow, Brigade Major in Ladakh and instructor at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.

In March 1976, he raised 18 Maratha LI. He was promoted to Brigadier and took over the command of 86 Infantry Brigade in Punjab.

In 1984-85, he became DIG Mizoram Range (Assam Rifles). He was awarded "Ati Vishisht Seva Medal." Promoted to the rank of Major General in August 1985 he assumed the command of Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa area. Later on he was posted as General Officer Commanding, 19 Infantry Division in Jammu and Kashmir from 1986-87.

Further elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General in 1988 he took-over as Director General Infantry. General Zaki was awarded "Param Vishisht Seva Medal" in 1991. He took over as Commandant of Indian Military Academy in June 1991. He was appointed as advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He retired from the army in 1993. He again served as advisor to the Governor, Jammu and Kashmir from 1993 to 1995.

General Zaki was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1995.

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