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Major General Syed Shahid Hamid | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Syed Shahid Hamid 17 September 1910 Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
Died | 12 March 1993 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan | (aged 82)
Relations | Altaf Fatima Mishal Husain (granddaughter) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1934–1964 |
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Commands | Master General of Ordnance (MGO) Adjutant-General (AG) DG Military Intelligence |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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Major General Syed Shahid Hamid (Urdu: سید شاهد حامد) HJ (17 September 1910 – 12 March 1993) was a two-star general in the Pakistan Army, and a close associate of President Ayub Khan. Hamid was the first Master General of Ordnance (MGO) of the Pakistan Army. He also authored numerous books,[1] most notably Disastrous Twilight - A Personal Record of the Partition of India 1946-1947, an eyewitness account of being on the staff of the last British Commander in Chief of the Indian Army, Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck.[2]
He was the grandfather of the British journalist, Mishal Husain.[3]
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