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Today's News |
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Profile of The President
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After being elected by two third's majority of the
joint session of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the
Azad Jammu & Kashmir Council, Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan took oath
of the Office of the President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, on August
25, 2001. By virtue of this office, he is also the Vice Chairman
of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Council, whose Chairman is the
President of Pakistan. Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan, born at his native village of Tain, (district Poonch) in Azad Jammu & Kashmir on 9th May 1945, brings with him a life time of academic and administrative experience. He is universally respected for his adherence to principles, competence, honesty, courage, and above all his dedication to the liberation of Kashmir. |
| After receiving early education in his village,
Sardar Anwar Khan joined the Pakistan Army in 1966 and was
commissioned in the famous Azad Kashmir Regiment. Today, Sardar
Anwar Khan is a graduate of the Command & Staff College Quetta,
Pakistan Naval Staff College Karachi and National Defence College
Islamabad. He also attended the US Army War College in
Pennsylvania and received a Master's Degree in War Studies. During a span of 35 years of a distinguished Army career, he held various important commands of staff and instructional appointments. He commanded two infantry battalions, a brigade and as Major General commanded two infantry divisions. As a young officer he also actively participated in 1971 war in the Kashmir Sector. He made significant contribution to the leadership development within the Pakistan Army as an Instructor at the Pakistan Military Academy, School of Infantry and Tactics, Command & Staff College Quetta and as the Chief Instructor at National Defence College Islamabad. He retired from the army as Vice Chief of General Staff. He is married and has three sons and two daughters. |
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