Major-General Shahida Malik HI(M), SI(M) (Urdu: شاهدہ ملک;), was a senior officer of the Pakistan Army Medical Corps.


Shahida Malik

Birth nameShahida Malik
Nickname(s)"Lady General"
BornKarachi, Sindh Province Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Service / branch Pakistan Army
Years of service1969-2004
RankMajor-General
UnitPakistan Army Medical Corps
CommandsInspector General Hospitals
Vice Principal Army Medical College
Deputy Commander, AMC
National Institute of Health
AwardsHilal-e-Imtiaz
Sitara-i-Imtiaz

She is the first lady officer in the Pakistan Army to have reached to two-star rank. Trained as a doctor, she was appointed the Inspector-General Hospitals as well as deputy commander of the Pakistan Army Medical Corps before retiring in 2004.

Early life

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She was born in the jhatla village of district chakwal. She graduated with her MBBS degree from Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore and got selected for Army Medical Corps in 1970.[1]

First woman general

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She was promoted to Major General rank on 17 June 2002 on the orders of the then Chief of Army Staff, General Pervez Musharraf.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Major General Shahida Malik". Defencejournal.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Big Sisters". Bigsister.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
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