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Mohammad Ahmed Zaki

Lieutenant General Mohammad Ahmed Zaki PVSM AVSM VrC (born 20 January 1935, Hyderabad, Telangana) is a former general officer of the Indian Army.

Zaki was born into a Hyderabadi family with a long history of service in the Nizam's Army. His father was a retired Brigadier in the Nizam's Cavalry forces.

Zaki was educated at the Rashtriya Indian Military College in Dehra Dun from 1947 to 1951. He was selected for the National Defence Academy in 1952.

Upon being commissioned into the Indian Army, he joined the 19th Battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry in 1955.

In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Zaki was wounded in the battle of Thatti Jaimal Singh and was awarded the Vir Chakra for a conspicuous display of gallantry in the face of the enemy:

Gazette Notification: 134 Pres/65,16-10-65

Operation: - Date of Award: 20 September 1965

MAJOR MOHAMMAD AHMAD ZAKI (IC-7613)

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