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Lieutenant General

Talat Masood

HI(M)SBt
Birth nameTalat Masood
Nickname(s)Gen. Masood
Born1928
Hyderabad Deccan,British India(present-day India)
AllegiancePakistan
Service/branchPakistan Army
Years of service1950 - 1990
RankLt. Gen.
Service numberPA No.–3894: 10 [1]
UnitPakistan Army Corps of EME
Commands
Battles/wars
Awards
Other work

Lieutenant-GeneralTalat MasoodHI(M)SBt: 1–9 [2](Urdu:طلعت مسعُود) is a retiredthree-starrankarmy general,apolitical commentator,and amechanical engineer.[3]

His career in the military spent in thePakistan Army Corps of EMEas anengineering officerand also served as theFederal Secretary[clarification needed]at theMinistry of Defence ProductionofGovernmentof Pakistan.[4]He is noted for his analysis on the globalnational security,economic stability,and oftenconsultsonpoliticson the national and international media networks.[5]

Biography

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Talat Masood was born to a noble and highly educatedUrdu speakingfamily ofHyderabad Deccan.He joined thePakistan Military Academy,and was educated at theMilitary College of Engineeringwhere he graduated with aB.S.inmechanical engineering.: contents [6]

In 1951, he gainedcommissionin theCorps of EME,where his career in the army is mostly spent.[7][8]In 1951–54,2nd-Lt.Masood was one of the few army officers who were sent to the United Kingdom to attend theLoughborough Universitywhere he did the post-graduate studies.: 365 [9]He gainedM.S.inmechanical engineeringfrom theLoughborough Universityand joined thePakistan Ordnance Factoriesfor evaluation of fire arms and weapons accuracy.: 365 [9]

He attended theCommand and Staff CollegeinQuettawhere he qualified as apsc,and later went attended theNational Defence University(NDU) where he gainedMScindefence studies.: 10 [1][3]

He participated in theconflicts and warswith India in1965and in1971,but his career mostly spent in the local defense production.: 31 [10]About theaerial operationsbyPAF,Masood is of the view that: "The mobility, even the survivability of land forces depended to a large extent on air cover, so does the naval security. Superior air power is thus vital for any military engagement.": 169 [11]

In 1970s, he served as the chairman of theHeavy Industries Taxila(HIT), where he was involved in the design and development of the variousmilitary vehiclesand the technology evaluation of themain battle tanks.: xviii [12]

In 1980s, he was appointed as chairman of thePakistan Ordnance Factories(POF), where he is credited of bringing the fire-arm manufacturing organization to its peak of efficiency especially the manufacturing of the chemical explosives.: 109 [13]: contents [14]In 1988–89, he was involved in the technology transfer of theMirage IIIat thePakistan Aeronautical Complex,and witnessed the induction of the aircraft to theUAE Air Force.[15]

In 1988,Lt-Gen.Masood joined theBenazir administrationwhen he appointed as the secretary of defense production, which he served until he retired from hismilitary servicewith the army in 1990.: x [6]

Post-retirement activities

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After his retirement in 1990, Masood became apolitical consultantto several importantU.S.think tanks and technology firms.[5]

He writes and opined regularly on political and security issues inEnglish-languagenewspapersin Pakistan and foreign political correspondents.[16]In November–December 1997, he was appointed as visiting fellow at theStimson CenterinWashington DCin the United States where his research topic included the discussion and rational on "nuclear weaponsissues in the subcontinent. "[17]

Since 2013, Masood is on Council ofPugwash Conferenceson World Affairs.[18]

Awards and decorations

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Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Basalat

(Star of Good Conduct)

Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War

(War Star 1971)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War

(War Medal 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War

(War Medal 1971)

Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-

Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976

Tamgha-e-Jamhuria

(Republic Commemoration Medal)

1956

Hijri Tamgha

(Hijri Medal)

1979

Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

Notes

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  1. ^abThe Gazette of Pakistan.Govt. of Pakistan. 1980.Retrieved12 November2017.
  2. ^Hilāl(in Urdu). Inṭar Sarvisiz Pablik Releshanz Dāʻirikṭreṭ. 1986.Retrieved12 November2017.
  3. ^ab"Lt. Gen (R) Talat Masood".Pakistan Herald.Pakistan Herald.Retrieved11 November2017.
  4. ^"Lt.-Gen. (Ret.) Talat Masood".Global Zero.Global Zero.Retrieved11 November2017.
  5. ^ab"Lieutenant General Talat Masood - Jamestown".Jamestown.Retrieved11 November2017.
  6. ^abLodgaard, Sverre; Maerli, Bremer (2007).Nuclear Proliferation and International Security.Routledge.ISBN9781134110001.Retrieved11 November2017.
  7. ^"Profiles: International Conference on Civil-Military Relations".www.pildat.org.PILDAT.Retrieved11 November2017.
  8. ^ICCMR, International Conference on Civil Military Relations (1990),See:Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Talat Masood, Former Federal Secretary,retrieved1 June2010
  9. ^abDevelopment, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial (2004).The vitality of India.New Delhi, India: Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development. p. 366.ISBN9788185835471.Retrieved11 November2017.
  10. ^Copley, Gregory R. (1989).Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy.Copley & Associates.Retrieved11 November2017.
  11. ^Siddiqa-Agha, A. (2001). "Arms procurement for the Air Force".Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99: In Search of a Policy(google books).London, Uk: Springer. p. 220.ISBN9780230513525.Retrieved11 November2017.
  12. ^Farooq, Nasra Talat (2016).US-Pakistan Relations: Pakistan's Strategic Choices in the 1990s.Routledge.ISBN9781317358497.Retrieved11 November2017.
  13. ^Cloughley, Brian (2008).War, Coups & Terror: Pakistan's Army in Years of Turmoil(2 ed.). Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p.109.ISBN9781602396982.Retrieved11 November2017.
  14. ^Cloughley, Brian (2016).A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections.Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.ISBN9781631440397.Retrieved11 November2017.
  15. ^Farooq, PAF, AVM Umar."DGPAC Kamra – Air Vice Marshal (R) Farooq Umar".avmfarooqumar.com.avm umar farooq.Retrieved11 November2017.
  16. ^"talat.masood, Author at The Express Tribune".The Express Tribune.Retrieved11 November2017.
  17. ^"South Asia Visiting Fellows Program".Stimson Center.Retrieved11 November2017.
  18. ^"Talat Masood".Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.6 November 2013.Retrieved11 November2017.

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