Tajammul Hussain Malik

He was the commanding officer of Pakistani forces at the Battle of Hilli during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, and headed a failed coup attempt against the regime of Zia-ul-Haq in 1980 which resulted in a court-martial held by Judge Advocate General Branch of Pakistan Armed Forces headed by General Zia-ul-Haq.He was at the time a Lt Col and had destroyed the Batapur Bridge and defended a vital opening of the grand trunk road to save Lahore on 6 September 1965.[10] After his release and repatriation to Pakistan and having undergone the Hamoodur Rehman Commission inquiry, he held the command of 23rd Division in Jhelum as a major general.In 1980, he organized yet another coup attempt against the military regime of Zia-ul-Haq, with many other senior army officers, including his son Naveed Tajammul.[2] However the plot was exposed and Malik, his son (Naveed Tajammal) and the other conspirators were arrested and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment.[6] He joined the field of politics, and twice contested elections for the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Chakwal district.
Uniform of General Tajammal Hussain Malik
Major GeneralChakwal DistrictPunjab ProvinceBritish Indian EmpireChakwalBritish IndiaPakistanBritish Indian ArmyPakistan ArmyRajput RegimentBaloch RegimentIndo-Pakistani War of 1947Indo-Pakistani War of 1965Indo-Pakistani War of 1971Battle of HilliGeneral Officer Commanding23rd DivisionZia-ul-Haqcourt-martialJudge Advocate General BranchPakistan Armed ForcesGeneral1965 War - Battle of BatapurBrigadierGeneral HeadquartersEast PakistanBangladeshWest PakistanLt ColDefence DayInfantry BrigadeMukti Bahinibrigade majorIndian Army1980 Pakistan coup d'etat attemptHamoodur Rehman CommissionZulfiqar Ali BhuttoPakistan Daylife imprisonmentdeath of Zia-ul-HaqNational Assembly of PakistanAsia TimesRoutledge