Kamal Matinuddin Explained

Kamal Matinuddin
Native Name Lang:ur
Birth Place:British India
Death Place:Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance: Pakistan
Serviceyears:1947–1981
Rank:Lieutenant general
Battles:Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Alma Mater:Indian Military Academy
Canadian Army Command and Staff College

Kamal Matinuddin (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|کمال متین الدین; 1926–2017) was a Pakistani general, diplomat, and military historian. He authored works primarily on Pakistan's foreign policy, nuclear policy, and military history.

Early life

Kamal Matinuddin was born in 1926 to an Urdu speaking family of Hyderabad Deccan. He obtained his higher education from the University of Lucknow, before enrolling into the Indian Military Academy in 1946.[1]

Military career

Following Pakistan's independence in 1947, Matinuddin was commissioned as a gunner in the 7th Field Regiment of the Royal Pakistan Artillery. He participated in the First Kashmir War, shelling enemy positions in the Bhimber sector.[2] [3] He studied at the Canadian Army Command and Staff College in Kingston, graduating in 1957.[4] [5] During his 34-year long service in the military,[2] Matinuddin held various staff, instruction and command-related appointments, including heading an infantry division and assuming responsibility for operational planning as the Director General Joint Staff.[5] [6] [7] He witnessed action in the Second Kashmir War and the 1971 War.[5] [6] In 1981, Matinuddin retired as a lieutenant-general from the Pakistan Army.[1] [2]

Diplomatic career

After retiring from the army, Matinuddin joined the Foreign Service and was appointed as Pakistan's ambassador to Thailand.[2] [8] He also served as Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok.[1]

Defence analysis

Upon returning to Pakistan, Matinuddin became the director-general of the Islamabad-based think tank Institute of Strategic Studies.[2] [9] [10] In his book Tragedy of Errors (1994), Matinuddin addressed, studied and wrote an eyewitness account of the political differences and causes which underpinned the secession of East Pakistan.[11] [12] [13] [14] The book was translated by Muhammad Sheraz Dasti into Urdu and republished in 2018 as Naslon Ne Sazaa Payi.[15] As a defence analyst,[16] he wrote extensively on the conflict in Afghanistan[10] [17] [18] and on Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme.[19]

Works

Death

Matinuddin died on 5 February 2017 at the Combined Military Hospital in Rawalpindi, aged 90 or 91.[20] His funeral was held at the city's Race Course Ground.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ewan W. Anderson. Nancy Hatch Dupree. The Cultural Basis of Afghan Nationalism. January 1990. Pinter Publishers. 978-0-86187-869-7. KAMAL MATINUDDIN, a retired Lieutenant-General in the Pakistan Army, was educated at the University of Lucknow and later trained at a number of staff and defence colleges. He was Pakistan's ambassador to Thailand and its Permanent Representative to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Immediately before his retirement, he was Director-General of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad....
  2. Book: United Service Institution of India. Journal of the United Service Institution of India. 2002. United Service Institution of India.. Kamal Matinuddin, considered a specialist on the Taliban movement, is a retired Pakistani Army Lieutenant General. Commissioned as a gunner in 1947 into the 7 Field Regiment of the Royal Pakistan Artillery, he participated in the 1948 operations in the Bhimber sector, shelling Indian positions early in his career. After a 34-year long military career, he retired in 1981, when he joined the diplomatic corps as Pakistan's Ambassador to Thailand. On his return, he was appointed as the Director General of the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad..
  3. Web site: The Gola of Babot. Sher. Khan. Defence Journal. 23 June 2020. November 2000.
  4. Book: Kamal Matinuddin. Power Struggle in the Hindu Kush: Afghanistan, 1978-1991. 1991. Wajidalis.
  5. Book: National Development and Security. 1995. Foundation for Research on National Development and Security.
  6. Book: Pakistan Army Journal. December 1992. Inspector General Training and Evaluation Branch, General Headquarters. 113.
  7. Book: Strategic Studies, Volumes 16-17. 1994. Institute of Strategic Studies. 255.
  8. News: Fatal clashes in northwest Pakistan. Al Jazeera. 27 October 2008. 23 June 2020.
  9. News: الجيش الباكستاني أولوية إستراتيجية لواشنطن. Al Jazeera. 4 November 2007. 23 June 2020. ar.
  10. Book: Shaun Gregory. Democratic Transition and Security in Pakistan. 23 October 2015. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-317-55010-5. 158–.
  11. News: Disintegration of Pakistan. The Nation. 23 June 2020. 29 December 2018. Iftikhar. Mirza.
  12. News: Amar Shonar Bangla. Daily Times. 13 December 2019. 23 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407235105/https://dailytimes.com.pk/518607/amar-shonar-bangla/. 7 April 2020. live. Aamir. Aqil.
  13. News: Two nations and a theory. Pakistan Today. 24 March 2018. 23 June 2020. Shabana. Mahfooz.
  14. News: The fall of Dacca. Pakistan Today. 19 December 2016. 23 June 2020. Yasmeen Aftab. Ali.
  15. News: نئی کتاب: نسلوں نے سزا پائی. ur. Daily Jang. 23 June 2020. 4 November 2018. Tahir. Habib. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126221453/https://jang.com.pk/news/569533-magazine. 26 November 2018. live.
  16. News: پاکستانی فوج کی جنگی مشقیں. BBC Urdu. 21 April 2010. 23 June 2020. Shahzad. Malik. ur.
  17. News: The Unknown American Al-Qaeda Operative. National Interest. 15 May 2015. 23 June 2020. Arif. Rafiq.
  18. Book: Impact International. 2001. News & Media. 43. As a retired lieutenant general of Pakistan army Kamal Matinuddin has considerable staff experience and in diplomatic sendee as an ambassador of Pakistan. Well known as an expert on Afghanistan, he writes [frequently] on the Afghan....
  19. News: Zardari's 'no first use of nukes' remark takes Pak by surprise. Indian Express. 23 June 2020. 23 November 2008.
  20. Web site: دفاعی تجزیہ نگار اکرام سہگل کبھی بھی بنگلہ دیش میں جنگی قیدی نہیں رہے. G News Network. 21 October 2018. 23 June 2020. ur. واضح رہے کہ جنرل (ر) کمال متین الدین 1926 میں بھارت میں پیدا ہوئے اور پانچ فروری2017 کو راولپنڈی میں خالق حقیقی سے جا ملے.. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623113328/http://www.qnewstv.com/stories/2662/. 23 June 2020. live.
  21. News: معروف ادیب لیفٹیننٹ جنرل (ر) کمال متین الدین گزشتہ روز سی ایم ایچ راولپنڈی میں انتقال کر گئے ،. Dunya News. 6 February 2017. 23 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623113054/https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/city/islamabad/2017-02-06/965035?key=bklEPTE1Nzg0NzAmY2F0ZUlEPTc=. 23 June 2020. live. ur.

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