Alam Khattak
Alam Khattak محمّدخٹک | |
|---|---|
| Defence Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office August 2014 – August 2016 | |
| Commander Southern Command & XII Corps | |
| In office October 2011 – September 2013 | |
| Chief of Logistic Staff | |
| In office September 2009 – October 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Alam Khattak Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. |
| Parent | Muhammad Akram Khattak (father) |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Basalat |
| Nickname | Khattak |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1975 – 2013 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Frontier Force Regiment (14th FF) |
| Commands | 41st Infantry Division, Quetta IG Frontier Corps (NWFP) Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS) Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS) Southern Command, Quetta |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Balochistan conflict War in North-West Pakistan |
Muhammad Alam Khan Khattak, HI(M), TBt, was a Pakistan Army general who was the Commander of Southern Command based at Quetta and later served as the country's Federal Defence Secretary. He took over the command in October 2011 after staying as Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS) at the Army GHQ for two years.
He was previously in charge of the Frontier Corps as its Inspector-General and led it most notably in the War in North-West Pakistan from 2006 to 2008. Before that, he led the Quetta Infantry Division in the ongoing insurgency in Balochistan from 2004 to 2006.