Tamgha-i-Khidmat

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Tamgha-i-Khidmat تمغہءخدمت
Tamgha_i_Khidmat.jpg Tamgha-i-Khidmat
Awarded by Pakistan
Type	Military Decoration
Eligibility	Military only
Status	Currently awarded
Precedence
Next (higher)	(1) Nishan-i-Imtiaz(Military) (2)Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) (3) Star-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Next (lower)	Tamgha-i-Khidmat(Military)Class-2 Tamgha-i-Khidmat(Military)Class-3

Tamgha-i-Khidmat or Tamgha-e-Khidmat(Urdu: تمغہءخدمت‎), which translates as the medal of services, is 7th highest honour given by the Government of Pakistan to both the military and civilians.^[1] ^[2] It is admissible to non commissioned officers other ranks for long meritorious or distinguished services of a non-operational nature.

List of recipients

Pakistan Army

General Abdul Ghafoor
Major General Zahirul Islam Abbasi
Brigadier Mervyn Cardoza

Pakistan Air Force

Flt-Lt(H) Faiz Ahmed Solehria TK-1 and TK-2, Flt Lt (H) Muhammad Riaz TK-1 14 August 2008,Flt Lt (H) Shamsul Arifeen, Flt Lt (H) Mukhtar Ahmed TK-1 1980 Flt Lt (H) Muhammad Ashiq Javed TK-I and TK-II 14 August 2011,2010 Flt Lt (H) Ch Allah Ditta (Late) TK-I and TK-II

Chitral Scouts

((Captain (H) Momin Ul Mulk TK-1 in 1967

Pakistan Navy

Lieutenant (retd) Karam ud Din TK
Lieutenant (retd) Azmat Ali Awan M.C.R.S (G).

Pakistan Rangers (Sindh)

Inspector Khalid Mehmood Raja TK-I (Mil)

Civilian (Punjab)

Sheikh Mohammed Sharif (First Census of Pakistan)
Ahmad Shuja Khan Senior Superintendent Prisons (Tamgha-e-khidmat) 22 July 1971

Civilian (Balochistan)

Haji Muhammad Iqbal Baloch 1913-1981 (Tamgha-e-khidmat) 14 August 1967.

References

External links

v t e Pakistan Honours and Military Decorations

Gallantry Awards	Nishan-i-Haider Medal (Sign of the Lion; 1st Highest Award) Hilal-i-Jur'at Medal (Cresent of Courage; 2nd Highest Award) Sitara-i-Jur'at Medal (Star of Courage; 3rd Highest Award) Tamgha-i-Jur'at (Medal of Courage; 4th Highest Award) Imtiazi Sanad Medal (Mention in Despatches; 5th Highest Award)

Non-Operational Awards (Outwith Enemy Engagement)	Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct) Tamgha-e-Basalat (Medal of Good Conduct) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class I) (Medal of Service; Military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class II) (Medal of Service; Military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class III) (Medal of Service; Military)

Civilian Military Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence; Civilian) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence; Civilian) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence; Civilian) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Medal of Service; Civilian)

v t e Tamgha-i-Khidmat recipients

Army	General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Major General Zahirul Islam Abbasi

Navy	Lieutenant Karam ud Din

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