Tamgha-i-Khidmat

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.

Class

1. Tamgha-i-Khidmat Class I (Medal of Service)
2. Tamgha-i-Khidmat Class II (Medal of Service)
3. Tamgha-i-Khidmat Class III (Medal of Service)

List of recipients

Pakistan Army

• General Abdul Ghafoor
• Major General Zahirul Islam Abbasi
• Brigadier Mervyn Cardoza
• HON CAPT M.ILYAS 658 MJD BN (SM MJD FORCE CENTER) TK-I AND TK-II.
• SM Muhammad Younis TK-II
• Risaldar Major Ali Bahadur RV&FC TK-II and TK-I
• Risaldar Major Muhammad Ashraf
• HON.CAPT Muhammad Khan 17 Punjab TK 1 n 2
• HoN.CAPT Siraj ul Hassan, 20th Baloch regiment, TK-I and TK-II
• Havaildar Muhammad Asghar Khan, 8 Frontier force Regiment,TK-III
• HON.CAPT GULZAR ALI 15 SIND REGT TK-I AND TK-II
• Havaildar Muhammad Iqbal Rana 82 Lt. Medium Artillery Regiment
• HON. Lt. Rana Abdul Sattar ASC

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). TK-I and TK II

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
• Khalid Ahmad Khan Kharal Assistant Commissioner Tando Muhammad Khan September 1965
• Rasheed Ahmed (Tamgha-e-khidmat) 14 August 1971

Civilian (Balochistan)

• Haji Muhammad Iqbal Baloch 1913-1987. A member of ayub khan's party (Tamgha-e-khidmat) 14 August 1967.

See also

• Pakistani Armed Forces
• Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military

References

External links

• Decorations and Medals of Pakistan
• Pakistan's Medals
• www.geocities.com/Pentagon

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)

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