General Khalid Shameem Wynne NI(M), HI(M)(Urdu: خالد شمیم وائیں; 28 August 1953 – 30 December 2017), was a Pakistani four-star general who served as the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee appointed in 2010 until retiring on 8 October 2013.[3][4][5]
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| خالد شمیم وائیں | |
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| 14th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 8 October 2010 – 8 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | General Tariq Majid |
| Succeeded by | General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani[1] |
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| Born | Khalid Shameem Wynne 28 August 1953 Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Died | 30 December 2017 (aged 64) Chakri, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Tyre Burst Motor-vehicle collision |
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| Nickname | Wynne |
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| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1971–2013 |
| Rank |   General |
| Unit | 20th Punjab Regiment |
| Commands | Chief of General Staff Commander XII Corps Instructor School of Infantry & Tactics, Quetta |
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| Awards |  Nishan-e-Imtiaz (MI) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (MI) |
Early life and education
editWynne came from an ethnic Kashmiri family with an army background and hailed from the soldier-producing area of Sialkot. His father, Lieutenant Colonel Arshad Shameem Wynne served in the Pakistan Army until 1972.[6] His unit was also the 20th battalion of the Punjab Regiment.[4]
Khalids father, Arshad was a close aid to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[7]
Khalid obtained his earlier education from various cantonment schools all over Pakistan and joined Cadet College Hasan Abdal as special entry in 1969 after matriculation.[8]
Military career
editIn 1971, Wynne joined the Army after his intermediate examination.[4] He passed out in April 1972 in the 1st Special War Course to join his father's battalion, 20 Punjab Regiment.[6] He graduated from Command and Staff College, Quetta; Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg, Germany; and the National Defence University, Islamabad. He held a master's degree in War Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University.[8]
Command appointments
editWynne had held various command, staff and instructional appointments during his 42-year military career. He had been a brigade major of two infantry brigades.[8] He had commanded his own 20th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, two infantry brigades, including the 323 Infantry Brigade in Siachen (also known as Siachen Brigade), the 41st Infantry Division in Quetta and the Southern Command in Quetta.[6]
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Staff and instructional appointments
editOn the academic part, he had held various instructional designations and remained on the faculty of School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta; Command and Staff College, Quetta and Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul.[6]
Wynne also remained Chief of Staff in a Corps Headquarters and Commandant of the School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta.[6] He had also served in General Staff directorate, staying as Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS) from 2006 to 2007[6] and then as Chief of General Staff from April 2010 to October 2010.[4]
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
editPrior to his promotion, the official statement noted that "General Wynne was appointed as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee by President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani."[9]
Before this appointment, Wynne was serving as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) at the Army GHQ since April 2010.[10] He also served as field operational Commander of the XII Corps in Quetta from 2007 to 2010, overseeing the Baloch insurgency and the fallout of the war in the Tribal Areas.[11]
At the onset of the initial retirement dates of Generals Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Tariq Majid at the end of 2010, Wynne would have been the senior-most general in the Pakistan Army and thus a candidate for a four-star post.[12][13]
In September 2010, it was announced that Lieutenant General Wynne would be promoted as four-star general and would replace General Tariq Majid as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on 8 October 2010.[6][9] He retired on 8 October 2013, after 42 years in active services.[14][15]
Death
editKhalid Shameem Wynne died while travelling to Lahore on 30 December 2017, when a tyre on the SUV they were travelling in burst near Chakri Interchange on the Rawalpindi–Lahore motorway.[16] The injured were taken to Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi.[17][4][18] Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif expressed their grief over Wynne's death.[17]
Wynne was laid to rest in Lahore on 1 January 2018. His funeral prayers was attended by COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, former president Asif Ali Zardari and former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif.[19]
Awards and decorations
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(Crescent of Excellence) |
Tamgha-e-Diffa
(General Service Medal) Siachen Glacier Clasp |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War
(War Medal 1971) |
Tamgha-e-Baqa
1998 |
| Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan
2002 |
10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal | 30 Years Service Medal |
| 35 Years Service Medal | 40 Years Service Medal | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-
(100th Birth Anniversary of 1976 |
Hijri Tamgha
(Hijri Medal) 1979 |
| Jamhuriat Tamgha
(Democracy Medal) 1988 |
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha
(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 |
Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan
(Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 |
Command and Staff College Quetta
Centenary Instructor's Medal (2007) |
References
edit- ^ "Ex-CJCSC Gen (Retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne dies in road accident". 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Former CJCSC, Gen Khalid Shamim Wynne passes away in road accident". 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to ISPR". www.ispr.gov.pk. ISPR. Retrieved 19 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e Naseer, Tahir (30 December 2017). "Former CJCSC, Gen Khalid Shamim Wynne passes away in road accident". DAWN. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Farewell: As CJCSC hangs up his uniform, speculation rife about successor - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "General Wyne new JCSC chairman". Dawn. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Citizens Archive of Pakistan on Instagram: "Lieutenant Colonel Arshad Shameem Wynne | Oral History Project, 1800 stories collected since 2007 You can sponsor an interview for just PKR 2000! "My #job was to look after his [Jinnah's] needs. So I was like his #errand #boy, delivering #chits and pieces of paper between him and other #leaders at the time. Of course, I was only fifteen years old. We were situated in #tents near the place where they were going to have the #session of the #Muslim #League. The Quaid was given two men but he #chose one out of them; and that one person was myself. He chose me. He would give me the chits and #messages to give to others he wanted to get in touch with; like Sikandar Hayat Khan. And I would run along and deliver his messages. So this, I think, is a #feather in my #cap. I am very #proud of this - that I was with the Quaid-e-Azam.""".
- ^ a b c Administrator. "Lt. Gen. Khalid Shameem Wynne posted as Corps Commander Quetta". abdalians.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b Shakil Shaikh. "Gen Wyne new CJCSC" The News, 29 September 2010
- ^ "Wyne made chief of general staff" Dawn, 18 April 2010
- ^ "Commanders to discuss security tomorrow" Dawn, 15 April 2007
- ^ Ahmad Noorani. "Newly-promoted general to head seniority list" The News, 22 February 2010
- ^ Hamid Hussain. "Selection of next army chief: Wynne, Yousaf top contenders while Taj a dark horse" Archived 20 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Business Recorder, 19 February 2010
- ^ "CJCSC Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne retires". Geo News. AFP. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Armed Forces bids farewell to Gen. Khalid Shameem Wynne". Business Recorder. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Retired top Pakistani general dies in car accident". Washington Post. Associated Press. 30 December 2017. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Ex-CJCSC Gen (retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne dies in road accident". Express Tribune. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Car crash claims life of former CJCSC General (retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne". Geo News. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne laid to rest". The News International. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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