Sawar Khan
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Sawar Khan NI(M) HI(M) SBT |
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| 1st Vice Chief of Army Staff | |
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In office 1 May 1980 – 23 March 1984 |
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| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Succeeded by | General Khalid Mahmud Arif |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sawar Khan 1 December 1924 Rawalpindi District, British Raj |
| Resting place | Rawalpindi |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Spouse(s) | Khadijah Bano |
| Residence | Westridge 1 Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Officers' Training School (Bangalore, India) |
| Awards |
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 British India Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1946-1984 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit | Artillery |
| Commands |
XI Corps Peshawar Adjutant General (AG) IV Corps, Lahore Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Post-Retirement Work |
Community Service President Northern University, Nowshera Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa |
| Nishan-e-Imtiaz | |
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| Awarded by the Sovereign, on the advice of the Government | |
| Type | Award |
| Eligibility | Pakistani or Foreign citizen |
| Awarded for | The highest degree of service to the state, and for services to international diplomacy. |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Sovereign | President of Pakistan |
| Sovereign | Prime minister of Pakistan |
| Grades | 5 grade: Star (1st Class) Badge (Second Class) Ribbon (military only) Collar Chain (4th class) Medal (5th Class) |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 19 March 1957 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Hilal-i-Imtiaz |
 Ribbons: military (only) |
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Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Community Service
General Sawar Khan سوار خان, NI(M) is an ex-four-star general of the Pakistan Army who born in Punjab in a Gujjar family, was the Governor of the largest province, Punjab and the Vice Chief of Army Staff during the era of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, when Zia was simultaneously the Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan) and the President of Pakistan.
Sawar Khan was commissioned before the independence of Pakistan in 1947 into the Indian Army's Corps of Artillery. He later opted for Pakistan Army in 1947. As a captain, Sawar became the Instructor Gunnery (IG) at the Artillery School.
He was promoted to Lt General on 24 March 1976 by General Zia-ul-Haq after he became the Chief of Army Staff superseding five other generals. Sawar Khan who at the time was serving as Adjutant General (AG) at the GHQ was sent as the Commander XI Corps, Peshawar, where he replaced the recently superseded Lt Gen Majeed Malik. He continued to serve in Peshawar till January 1978 when he was replaced by Lt Gen Fazle Haq. In 1978, Lt Gen Sawar Khan moved to Lahore to take over IV Corps as its Corps Commander. He took over from Lt Gen Iqbal Khan who proceeded as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VOAS), a newly created post.
When Zia imposed martial law, the then Lt Gen Sawar Khan was sent as the governor of Punjab province in 1978, in addition to his responsibilities as Commander IV Corps, Lahore. He was part of small coterie of generals under General Zia ul-Haq, who determined the national security policies in the martial regime. The other generals were Lt Gen Faiz Ali Chishti (Commander X Corps, Rawalpindi), Lt Gen Jehanzeb Arbab (Governor of Sindh and Commander V Corps, Karachi), Lt Gen Iqbal Khan (CJCSC), and the other military governors of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan Fazle Haq and Rahimuddin Khan.
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