| Honorific Prefix: | General |
| Muhammad Iqbal Khan | |
| Birth Place: | Pindi Gheb, Punjab, British India |
| Death Place: | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nickname: | M.I. Khan |
| Birth Name: | Mohammad Iqbal Khan |
| Branch: | British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1944–1984 |
| Rank: | General |
| Servicenumber: | PA – 2052[1] |
| Unit: | Guides Infantry, Frontier Force |
| Commands: | Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Deputy Chief of Army Staff V Corps in Karachi IV Corps in Lahore Chief of General Staff, Army GHQ 33rd Infantry Division, Quetta DG Military Intelligence (DG MI) |
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Mohammad Iqbal Khan (ur|{{Nastaliq|اقبال خان{{popdf) (1924–2000) was a senior general in the Pakistan Army who served as the third Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from being appointed in 1980 until 1984.[2]
Mohammad Iqbal Khan was educated and graduated from the Military College in Jhelum and was commissioned in the British Indian Army in 1944.[3] He joined the Guides Infantry in the 2nd Frontier Force Regiment as 2nd-Lt. and later serving in the first war with India on Kashmir front in 1947.[3] [4]
After participating in Second war with India in 1965, Brigadier Iqbal was appointed as the Director-General of the Military Intelligence in 1969, and was politically involved in supporting the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) against the Awami League.[5] Eventually, Brig. Iqbal held the responsibility of Military Intelligence in 1971.[6]
In 1971–73, Major-General Iqbal held the command of the 33rd Infantry Division in Quetta as its GOC, and oversaw the military operations against the armed insurgency groups in Balochistan in Pakistan.[7]
In 1974, Major General Iqbal was posted as Chief of General Staff (CGS) under Chief of Army Staff General Tikka Khan at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi which he served until 1976.[8] In 1976, Maj-Gen. Iqbal was promoted to the three-star rank army general and was posted as field commander of the IV Corps based in Lahore.[9]
In 1977, Lieutenant-General Iqbal took over the control of the Punjab in Pakistan as its martial law administrator when Chief of Army Staff Gen. Zia-ul-Haq imposed the martial law against the civilian government on 5 July 1977.[10] Lt-Gen. Iqbal was later rotated when Lt-Gen. Sawar Khan took command of the IV Corps, and appointed as the field commander of the V Corps and served as the martial law administrator of Sindh in Pakistan.[11]
In 1978, Lt-Gen. Iqbal was again posted at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi when he was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (DCOAS) under President Zia-ul-Haq.[12] During this time, he was appointed as the Colonel Commandant of the Frontier Force Regiment, which he served until his retirement in 1984.
In 1980, Lt-Gen. Iqbal, who at that time was the senior military officer in the military, was promoted to the four-star rank and appointed as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
In 1980, Gen. Iqbal played a crucial role in maintaining of the Afghan Arabs in the country and supported the anti-Russian agitation when Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan.[13] Gen. iqbal eventually and coordinated the national security meetings concerning the covert efforts in Afghanistan.[13] [14] In 1984, Gen. Iqbal completed his four-year term and eventually retired from the military.
| Nishan-e-Imtiaz(Military) (Order of Excellence) | Hilal-e-Imtiaz(Military) (Crescent of Excellence) | |||
| Sitara-e-Imtiaz(Military) (Star of Excellence) | Sitara-e-Basalat(Star of Good Conduct) | Tamgha-e-Diffa(General Service Medal) | Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War(War Medal 1965) | |
| Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War(War Medal 1971) | Pakistan Tamgha(Pakistan Independence Medal) 1947 | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam (100th Birth Anniversary ofMuhammad Ali Jinnah) 1976 | Tamgha-e-Jamhuria(Republic Commemoration Medal) 1956 | |
| Hijri Tamgha(Hijri Medal) 1979 | Order of Military Merit(Jordan) | War Medal 1939-1945 | United Nations UN UNOC 1 Medal (Congo Clasp) | |
| Foreign Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jordan | The Order of Military Merit | ||
| War Medal 1939-1945 | |||
| UN UNOC 1 Medal | |||
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