- Khalid Shameem Wynne
Infobox Military Person
name= Khalid Shameem Wynne
lived=bornAugust 28 ,1953 (age 55)
placeofbirth= Abbottabad, Pakistan
placeofdeath=
allegiance= flagicon|PAK Pakistan
branch=Pakistan Army
serviceyears= 1972–
rank=Lieutenant General
current position=
commands= 20th Battalion Punjab Regiment (Sialkot)
323 Brigade
41st Infantry Division (Quetta)
XII Corps
unit= Infantry (Punjab Regiment)
battles=Siachen Conflict
awards=Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
laterwork=Lieutenant General Khalid Shameem Wynne is the Commander of thePakistan Army 's XII Corps. [http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/15/top9.htm 'Commanders to discuss security tomorrow'] "Dawn Newspaper", April 15, 2007]Early life
Wynne belongs to an army family. 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.Army career
After his intermediate examination in 1971, he joined the Army, passing out in 1972 to join his father's battalion, 20 Punjab Regiment. During his career of over 35 years he graduated from Command & Staff College Quetta, Fuhrungs Academy in Hamburg, Germany and the National Defence College. He holds a masters degree in War Studies from
Quaid-i-Azam University .Gen. Wynne has held various command, staff and instructional appointments during his military career. He has commanded two Infantry Brigades, including the prestigious Siachen Brigade and an Infantry Division in Quetta. He has also been a Brigade Major of two Infantry Brigades.
On the academic side, he has held various instructional appointments and remained on the faculty of School of Infantry and Tactics Quetta, Command & Staff College Quetta and Pakistan Military Academy Kakul.
Gen. Wynne also remained Chief of Staff in a Corps Headquarters and Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics Quetta. He was the Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS) from
1 June 2006 , where he got promoted to the rank of a Lt Gen on7 March 2007 and put on his new rank on1 April 2007 .References
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