Military College Jhelum

Military College Jhelum (MCJ) is a feeder college to Pakistan Military Academy kakul, Pakistan. Though it is physically located in Gujrat District, due to its very close proximity, it is still associated with the City of Jhelum, and is considered to be in the cantonment limit of Jhelum. The institution feeds the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul. Military College Jhelum is one of three military colleges in Pakistan; the others being Military College Murree and Military College Sui.[1][2]

Campus building

Military College Jhelum
Location
Sarai Alamgir
,
Punjab

Pakistan
Information
TypeMilitary College
MottoKnowledge and Action ݝڶݥ ۇ ݝݥڶ
Established3 March 1922 (1922-03-03)
Faculty65
Grades8th – 12th(ICS/Pre-Eng/Pre-Med)
Number of students~600
Houses7
Color(s)Dark green
MascotAlamgirians
Websitemilitarycollege.edu.pk

History
See also: History of Military Colleges in British India, RIMC, Sainik School, and Cadet colleges

The college's foundation stone was laid on 25th February 1922 by the Prince of Wales at Jalandhar Cantonment for the King George Royal Indian Military Schools (KGRIMS) at the Jallandhar and Jhelum in Punjab. Regular classes at the college began on 15 September 1925. Jallandhar is now in the Indian state of Punjab but the school was relocated to the state of Himachal Pradesh after being renamed as the Chail Military School.

Location

Military College Jhelum is located in the district of Gujrat in the town of Sarai Alamgir. Due to its proximity to city of Jhelum and because original Jhelum was on Sarai Alamgir side plus the inclusion of Sarai Alamgir in district Jhelum before 1998, it is widely known as Military College Jhelum (MCJ).

List of Commandants

Commandants and their tenure start dates are:[3]

King George Royal Indian Military School Period
Capt. W.L. Clark, AEC15 September 1925
Capt. H.H. Clark, AEC24 August 1930[3]
Maj. W.P. Selbie, MC, AEC9 April 1933
Lt. Col. T.H.L. Stebbing, AEC14 May 1937
King George Royal Indian Military College Period
Lt.Col. T.H.L. Stebbing, AEC1943[3]
Maj. Aurangzeb Khan, Baloch22 August 1947[3]
Lt.Col. S.F.H. Zaidi, A.S.C.24 February 1948
Lt.Col. Muhammad Rafiq, Punjab1 July 1952
Lt.Col. Sultan Sikandar, Punjab28 April 1953
Lt.Col. H.L. Edwards, AEC9 July 1954[3]
Lt.Col. Muhammad Rafiq, Punjab18 October 1955
Military College Jhelum Period
Lt.Col. Muhammad Rafiq, Punjab23 March 1956
Lt.Col. Muhammad Sardar Khan, AEC3 May 1959
Lt.Col. Murtaza Hussain Khan, AEC15 May 1967[3]
Lt.Col. Pervaiz Sikandar,22 June 1969
Lt.Col. S.A. Qureshi, AEC31 December 1969
Col. N.D. Ahmed,28 October 1970
Col. Muhammad Zahur-ul-Haq,29 April 1974
Col. Muhammad Ikram Ameen,15 June 1977
Col. Muhammad Said Khokahar,23 August 1978
Col. Abdul Sattar, AEC5 June 1980
Brig. Abdul Sattar,AEC1 January 1981
Brig. Inayat-ur-Rehman Siddiqui,AEC1 January 1983
Brig. Usman Shah, SI(M), Artillery13 August 1984
Brig. Dr Noor-ul-Haq, A.E.C7 August 1987
Brig. Maqsud-ul-Hassan, SI(M), TI(M), Punjab12 October 1991
Brig.(Retd) Muhammad Afzal Malik SI(M), TI(M), ArtilleryAugust 1998 – May 2013[2][3]
Brig. Akhter Pervaiz SI(M),ArtilleryMay 2013 – August 2015
Brig. Ahmed Salman, BalochOctober 2015 –October 2018
Brig. Zahid Naseem Akbar, Punjab8 October 2018-30 August 2019
Brig. Muhammad Saeed Anwar, SI(M), Artillery(44 SP)5 September 2019 - 31 August 2022
Brig. Muhammad Ahmed Qureshi, Artillery1 September 2022 - To date[3]

Notable alumni

The college has produced five four-star generals of Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy, namely former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff General Muhammad Iqbal Khan (Late), former Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan (late), former Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza, former Vice Chief of Army Staff General Yusaf Khan, and former Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

College has 40 Swords of Honour, and many gallantry medals including one Nishan-e-Haider Major Muhammad Akram.

The senior notable military officers of the College Alumni include;

See also

References
  1. Muhammad Anwar (2006). Stolen Stripes and Broken Medals: Autobiography of a Senior Naval Officer (page 250) via Google Books website. ISBN 9781425900205. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. Shoaib Ur Rehman (18 November 2012). "General Kayani visits Military College Jhelum". Business Recorder (newspaper). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. "List of Military College Jhelum Commandants". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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