Javed Iqbal Ramday

Javed Iqbal Ramday HI(M) is a Pakistani general from the Pakistan Army who commanded the XXXI Corps of the Pakistan Army.[1] He was born in a well Known Arain Family.

Lieutenant-General

Javed Iqbal Ramday

HI(M)
جاويد اقبال رمدے
Commander XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur
Assumed office
9 April 2015
Preceded byLt Gen Javed Iqbal
President of the National Defence University
In office
August 2013 – April 2015
Preceded byLt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua
Succeeded byLt Gen Anwar Ali Hyder
Personal details
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1980 – 2016
Rank Lieutenant General

Military career

Ramday served as GOC Swat during the First and Second Battle of Swat.[1]

In 2011, Ramday was wounded while he was airborne when his helicopter came under fire in the Swat Valley.[2][1]

In 2012, he joined the National Defence University in Islamabad, first as commandant and then as chief instructor in B-Division in 2013.[3][1]

In August 2013, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general while he was serving as chief instructor in National Defence University.[3] Shortly after, he was appointed as the President at the National Defence University where he served until 2015.[4][1]

He belongs to the infantry’s Sindh Regiment.[1]

He worked as a Principal Staff Officer to Chief of Army Staff as the Inspector General of the Training and Evaluation at the GHQ.[5]

Ramday was appointed as the Corps Commander XXXI Corps in April 2015.[1][6]

References
  1. "Who will be the next army chief?". DAWN.COM. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. "Military helicopter under fire, general wounded". DAWN.COM. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. "4 two-star generals promoted". The Nation. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. "Army reshuffle: Nasir Janjua made southern commander - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. "Who could be next Army Chief?". The News. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  6. "High-level transfers and postings in Pakistan Army". ARYNEWS. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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