Mohammad Shafiq
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Mohammad Shafiq | |
|---|---|
محمد شفیق | |
| Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 21 October 1999 – 14 August 2000 | |
| President | Rafiq Tarar General Parvez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Miangul Aurangzeb |
| Succeeded by | Iftikhar Hussain Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1934 |
| Died | 13 December 2025 (aged 91) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Army |
| Service years | 1956–1991 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Punjab Regiment |
| Commands | Frontier Corps XXXI Corps |
| Conflict | India–Pakistan war of 1971 |
Mohammad Shafiq (Urdu: محمد شفیق; April 1934 – 13 December 2025) was a three-star rank army general of the Pakistan Army. He also served as the governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from 1999 to 2000. He was appointed to that position on 21 October 1999 by General Pervez Musharraf.[1] He then served as Pakistani Ambassador to Bahrain from 2000 to 2002.
Mohammad Shafiq was born in Kohat in April.[2] He was commissioned in the Punjab Regiment in March 1956 in the 13th PMA Long Course. Lt Gen(R) Mohammad Shafiq has been a high-profile career-oriented officer while serving in Pakistan Army. He successfully raised XXXI Corps in Bahawalpur and added a defensive potent to Pakistan Army in southern region. Lt Gen (R) Shafiq was instrumental in carrying out Gen.(R) Aslam Mirza's defensive-offensive doctrine. This doctrine was successfully displayed in the Pakistan Army's biggest exercise called Zarb-e-Momin, postured against the Indian Army's Exercise Brasstacks. During his 35-year-long military career, General Shafiq served in some important positions, such as the Inspector-General of the Frontier Corps, a posting which provided him with great exposure to the affairs of the country's western borders as well as tribal affairs.[2]
