Khalid Shameem Wynne
| Khalid Shameem Wynne | |
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General Khalid Shameem Wynne
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
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In office 8 October 2010 – 8 October 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tariq Majid |
| Succeeded by | Ashfaq Pervez Kayani (Acting) |
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| Born |
Khalid Shameem Wynne August 28, 1953 Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province, West-Pakistan |
| Awards |
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
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| Nickname(s) | Wynne |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1972 - 2013 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit | 20th Paratroopers Battalion, Punjab Regiment |
| Commands |
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Chief of General Staff (CGS) Southern Command, Quetta Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS) School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta 41st Infantry Division, Quetta |
| Battles/wars |
Siachen conflict Balochistan conflict War in North-West Pakistan |
Khalid Shameem Wynne (born 28 August 1953) is a retired Pakistani four-star general officer who tenured as the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee before retiring on 7 October 2013. Prior 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."
Before this appointment, Wynne was serving as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) at General Headquarters since April 2010. He also served as field operational Commander of the XII Corps in Quetta from 2007 till 2010, overseeing the Baloch insurgency and the fallout of the war in the Tribal Areas.
Wynne comes from an army background and hails from soldier-producing area of Sialkot. His father, Lieutenant Colonel Arshad Shameem Wynne served in the Pakistan Army till 1972. His unit was the 20th battalion of the Punjab Regiment. Wynne did the paratrooper course, and joined 20th Paratrooper Regiment of 50th Airborne Division of Pakistan Army. He got his earlier education from various cantonment schools all over Pakistan and joined Cadet College Hasan Abdal as special entry in 1969 after matriculation. He held a Colour for being a member of the College cricket team.
After his intermediate examination in 1971, he joined the Army, passing out in April 1972 in the 1st Special War Course to join his father's battalion, 20 Punjab Regiment. He graduated from Command and Staff College, Quetta; Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, Hamburg, Germany; and the National Defence University, Islamabad. He holds a master's degree in War Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University.
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