Alam Jan Mehsud
Alam Jan Mehsud | |
|---|---|
| President of the National Rifle Association of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 1986 | |
| Commander of IV Corps | |
| Inspector General, Frontier Corps Balochistan | |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
Alam Jan Mehsud was a Pakistani general and sports administrator from South Waziristan.[1][2] He served as inspector general of Frontier Corps Balochistan in the late 1970s and was serving as commander of IV Corps in Lahore in 1990. He also became the first president of the National Rifle Association of Pakistan when it was revived in 1986.[3][4]
Early life
Mehsud belonged to South Waziristan.[1]
Military career
In 1979, Mehsud was serving the inspector general of the Balochistan Frontier Corps.[1] In June 1990, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto sought an extension of his tenure as Corps Commander Lahore but the Army Selection Board instead named Ashraf Janjua to the post.[2]
Mehsud fought in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965.[5]
Personal life
In 2024, he was named in the Dubai leaks.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Ahmed, Akbar (8 December 2018). "Administering Waziristan Part I". Daily Times. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ a b Ullah, Abid (2015). "Civil Military Relations during Pakistan People's Party 4 Regime from 1988-1990" (PDF). International Journal of Humanities and Social Science. 5 (9(1)). Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ "Shooting". Pakistan Olympic Association. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ "PAK - PAKISTAN". Asian Shooting Confederation. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ "Spirit of whole nation in 1965 war unforgettable". Business Recorder. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ Rehman, Atika (15 May 2024). "Ex-military men in Dubai leaks". Dawn. Retrieved 24 March 2026.