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Sword of Honour
اعزازی شمشیر
TypeSword
Awarded forOverall best performance during training period
Location
CountryPakistan
Presented byChief guest of the passing out parade
EligibilityPakistan Armed Forces officer
First award4 February 1950; 75 years ago (4 February 1950)

The Sword of Honour[a] is a prestigious award given to the top-performing Gentleman Cadet, Officer Cadet, Aviation Cadet or Lady Cadet during their training period at the Pakistan Military Academy, Pakistan Air Force Academy, Pakistan Naval Academy and the Officers Training School (until 1990). It is considered one of the highest distinctions in the Pakistan Armed Forces, as cadets aspire to win it. The sword is traditionally presented to the recipient during the passing out parade, held biannually at each academy's parade ground.

On 22 September 2006, aviation cadet Saira Amin became the first lady officer to be presented with the Sword of Honour at the passing out parade of the 117th GD Pilot Course.[1] On 20 May 2025, Asim Munir became first Sword of Honour winner to become Field Marshal.[2][3]

Other awards

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At PMA along with the sword of honour, other awards are also given to the best cadets.[4]

Award name Course Name
President Gold Medal Long Course
CJCSC Overseas Gold Medal Long Course (awarded to the best cadet of an allied country)
COAS's Cane Technical Cadet Course
Commandant's Cane Integrated Cadet Course & Lady Cadet's Course

List of notable winners

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Shahid Aziz receives the Sword of Honour from Air Marshal Abdur Rahim Khan, 1971

Here is the list of notable Sword of Honour winners :

Pakistan Military Academy: [5][6][7][8]

  1. 1st PMA Long Course: GC Raja Aziz Bhatti
  2. 3rd PMA Long Course : BSUO Saadullah Khan
  3. 11th PMA Long Course: CSUO Khurshid Ali Khan
  4. 24th PMA Long Course: CSUO Mahmud Ali Durrani
  5. 29th PMA Long Course: BSUO Shabbir Sharif
  6. 40th PMA Long Course: BSUO Tariq Waseem Ghazi
  7. 44th PMA Long Course: BSUO Shahid Aziz
  8. 51th PMA Long Course : ASUO Khalid Nawaz Khan
  9. 55th PMA Long Course: BSUO Tariq Khan
  10. 61st PMA Long Course: BSUO Naweed Zaman
  11. 74th PMA Long Course : BUSO Azhar Saleh Abbasi
  12. 80th PMA Long Course: BSUO Asim Malik
  13. 82nd PMA Long Course: CSUO Muhammad Shahbaz Khan
  14. 84th PMA Long Course: BSUO Omer Ahmed Bokhari
  15. 86th PMA Long Course: ASUO Muhammad Raza Aizad
  16. 88th PMA Long Course : BSUO Kamal Anwar Chaudhry


Officers Training School:

  1. 17th OTS Course: Asim Munir[9]


Pakistan Naval Academy: [10][11][12]

  1. Muhammad Zakaullah
  2. Zafar Mahmood Abbasi
  3. Amjad Khan Niazi
  4. Shamoon Alam Khan
  5. Nassar Ikram
Flt Cdt Abdul Razzaq Anjum receives the sword from Aziz Ahmed, 1973.


Flt Cdt Rizwan Ullah Khan receives the sword, 1976

Pakistan Air Force Academy: [13][14]

  1. 5th GD(P) - Inamul Haque Khan
  2. 10th GD(P) - Alauddin Ahmed
  3. 23rd GD(P) - Syed Manzoor ul Hassan Hashmi
  4. 30th GD(P) - Farooq Umar
  5. 38th GD(P) - Pervez Mehdi Qureshi
  6. 55th GD(P) - Abdul Razzaq Anjum
  7. 66th GD(P) - Rizwan Ullah Khan

Notes

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  1. ^ Urdu: اعزازی شمشیر

Abbreviations used:

  • GD(P) - General Duty (Pilot)
  • GC - Gentleman Cadet
  • CSUO - Company Senior Under Officer
  • BSUO - Battalion Senior Under Officer
  • ASUO - Academy Senior Under Officer

References

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  1. ^ "First Woman to Win Sword of Honour". Dawn. Attock. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Pakistan army chief Asim Munir promoted to field marshal, highest military rank in country". The Times of India. 20 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. ^ Pakistan (20 May 2025). "Army chief Asim Munir promoted to rank of Field Marshal". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  4. ^ ISPR Official (20 October 2024). Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Passing Out Parade 2024 | ISPR. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Sword of honour". The Friday Times. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Sword of Honour Winners, PMA, Kakul, Abbotabad". The Pakistan Page. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Army's 'superman' remembered". The Nation. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. ^ Ahmad (3 September 2020). "Major Aziz Bhatti | Biography | Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed biography in Urdu". URDU BIOGRAPHY. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  9. ^ "A brief look at General Asim Munir's career". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  10. ^ irfan.ghauri (2 October 2014). "Admiral Zakaullah appointed as new navy chief". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Promotions in Navy notified – Business Recorder". Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi appointed new Naval Chief". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  13. ^ SP's Military Yearbook. Guide Publications. 1999.
  14. ^ "A/Cdr Rizwanullah Khan's profile (1957-2003)". abdalians.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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