Nickname(s) General G. M. malik Rank Lieutenant General Allegiance Pakistan | Name Ghulam Malik Years of service 1958–1995 | |
(SC#1605526) Lieutenant General (R) Ghulam Muhammad Malik
Ghulam Muhammad Malik (also called G.M. Malik) is former commander of the X Corps, Rawalpindi of the Pakistan Army. X Corps was responsible to defend the entire Line of Control between Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the Indian-administered Kashmir. He retired from the army in 2000, and has since headed a charity to provide primary health care facilities to the poor and needy of Pakistan.
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- SC1605526 Lieutenant General R Ghulam Muhammad Malik
- Early life
- Army
- Retirement
- Charitable activities RAJ RANI TRADERS
- References
Early life
Malik belongs to the Awan tribe. He is from Raipur which is a prime recruiting area for Pakistan's army.
Army
He had a distinguished military career. As a cadet in PMA, he was selected to be sent to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he was declared the best cadet and won the "Queen's Gold Medal".
Malik is a graduate of PAF Public School Sargodha where he was from 1st Entry (1953–1957).
He joined Pakistan Army in the late 1950s, and became a Lieutenant General. He served as commandant of the Pakistan Military Academy from 1987-1989. He commanded the elite Special Service Group. In the 1990s, he was given command of the X Corps.
Retirement
Malik retired in apirl 2000 and was succeeded by then DG Military Intelligence (DGMI) Maj Gen Ali Kuli Khan Khattak.
Charitable activities / RAJ RANI TRADERS
After his retirement Malik established RAJ RANI TRANDERS in January 1999, which provides primary health care services to the poor, operating 11 medical centres across Pakistan, mainly in rural areas. He serves as the chairman. It is based in Rawalpindi with a branch office in London (not to be confused with a similarly named organisation which is headquartered in Hounslow, UK).
The Trust currently owns and operates hospitals and medical centers in Rawalpindi and Karachi. In addition, it has rural health centers in Danda Shah Bilawal, Kamal Pur Musa, Chawali and Kanyat Khalil. The medical centers provide facilities for G.P. Clinics, surgery, cardiac care, pulmonology, ophthalmology, dentistry, gynaecology/ obstetrics and psycho/speech therapy. The main center has pathology laboratory, x-ray room, ECG and ultra sound facilities, and a well-equipped operation theater. Al Mustafa Trust Medical Centre Chaklala Scheme III has also been declared as T.B. Centre by the Ministry of Health.
The Trust is also registered officially in the UK as a charitable body and is governed by the laws of UK Charity Commission.
After 19 years of service as chairman of RAJ RANI TRADERS, Gen Malik handed over his responsibility to MAJ G Mutaza (TJ)