Tariq Khan

Tariq Khan is a retired Pakistan Army general officer who was the Commander of I Strike Corps at Mangla.

A war hero, he has been the Inspector General of the Frontier Corps from September 2008 till October 2010. He has also commanded the 1st Armoured Division in Multan from 2006 to 2007 and then the 14th Infantry Division in South Waziristan till 2008. Khan gained fame when he led the Frontier Corps to victory against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in the Battle of Bajaur in 2009.

Additionally, he has served as the Chief Executive and Managing Director of Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC), FFC Energy Limited, and Fauji Fresh n Freeze Limited. He also holds directorships on the boards of several major companies in Pakistan.

Early life and education Hailing from Tank in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Tariq Khan is a graduate of the Command and Staff College Quetta and the National Defence University Islamabad. He holds a Master’s degree in War Studies. He has participated in the First Gulf War of 1991, and contributed towards the international effort in the war on terrorism as Pakistan's Senior National Representative at CENTCOM, Tampa, Florida from 2004 to 2005.

Khan was then promoted to major general in 2006 and commanded an armoured division in Multan and later an infantry division in South Waziristan leading Operation Zalzala against the militants. After commanding an infantry division, Maj Gen Tariq was posted as IG FC KPK, where he changed FC from a ragtag group of fighters into a force on par with Pakistan Army. As IG FC, he commanded the spearhead of Pakistan's war against terror. On 1 October 2010 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed Corps Commander Mangla and Commander Central Command.

Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

2013Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal)

1998Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal)

Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal)

1979Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal)

1988Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1997Command & Staff College Quetta Instructor's MedalKuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)

(Gulf War 1991)Nuth al-Markat (Combat Medal)

Saudi Arabia

(Gulf War 1991)The Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer)

(United States)

2007

Foreign decorations Foreign AwardsKuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) (Gulf War 1991)Nuth al-Markat (Combat Medal) (Gulf War 1991)The Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer)