Ghulam Muhammad Malik Explained

Honorific Prefix:Lieutenant General
Ghulam Muhammad Malik
Birth Place:Shahpur, Pakistan
Nickname:General G. M. malik
Serviceyears:1958–1995
Rank: Lieutenant General
Childern:Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik HI(M),Sword of Honour 80 PMA LC.Adjutant General PAK ARMY.
Commands:12th Baloch Infantry Division
Pakistan Military Academy
X Corps
DG Military Intelligence (DGMI)
Adjutant General.
Unit:11 Corps
Battles:Indo-Pakistan War of 1965
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
Children:Lt General Asim Malik

Lt Gen Ghulam Muhammad Malik (also called G.M. Malik) is former commander of the 10 Corps, Rawalpindi of the Pakistan Army. 10 Corps was responsible for defending the entire Line of Control between Pakistan administered Kashmir and the Indian-administered Kashmir. He retired from the army in 1995, and has since headed a charity to build hospitals and medical facilities for the poor in various parts of Pakistan. His Son Lt. General Muhammad Asim Malik (Sword Of Honour 80 PMA LC) is also serving in Pak Army.

Early life

Malik belongs to the Awan tribe. He is from Sargodha, Pakistan which is a prime recruiting area for Pakistan's army.

Army

He had a distinguished military career. As a cadet in PMA, he was selected to be sent to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he was declared the best cadet and won the "Queen's Gold Medal".

Malik is a graduate of PAF Public School Sargodha where he was from 1st Entry (1953–1957).

He joined Pakistan Army in the late 1950s, and became a lieutenant general. He served as commandant of the Pakistan Military Academy from 1987 to 1989. In the 1990s, he was given command of the X Corps.

Retirement

Malik retired in April 1995 and was succeeded by then DG Military Intelligence (DGMI) Lt. General Ali Kuli Khan Khattak.