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Amir Gulistan Janjua
Amir Gulistan Janjua
17th Governor of North-West Frontier Province
	In office; 16 June 1988 – 19 July 1993
President	Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq; Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Preceded by	Fida Mohammad Khan
Succeeded by	Khurshid Ali Khan
Personal details
Born	14 August,1925; Chakwal District, Punjab, British Raj[citation needed]
Died	19 February 2019 (aged 95); Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1945-1977
Rank	Brigadier
Unit	Guides Cavalry

Amir Gulistan Janjua (14 August 1925 – 19 February 2019) was a military officer who served as a governor of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. He also served as the ambassador to UAE, Nepal and Saudi Arabia. ^[1]

Early life and family

He was born on 14 August 1925 in village Gorha Rajgan, Chakwal District.^{[citation needed]} His father, Raja Feroz Khan Janjua, then a Havildar of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force), upon hearing the birth news of the son at Fort Lockhart, shared this news with a local Malik. The Malik looked jubilantly at Fort Gulistan and said, “Amir of Gulistan has arrived ”. So, the child was named Amir Gulistan.

He was awarded Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam and Tamgha-e-Pakistan, Nishan-e-Taj (Iran), Grand Order of Kokab (Jordan) and Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (Nepal).^[2]

Janjua died on 19 February 2019 in Rawalpindi.^[3]

Awards and decorations

Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam (Star of the Great Leader) (SQA)	Tamgha-e-Pakistan (Medal of Pakistan) (T.Pk)		Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) 1. 1965 War Clasp 2. 1971 War Clasp
Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War (War Star 1965)	Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War (War Star 1971)	Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War (War Medal 1965)	Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War (War Medal 1971)
Pakistan Tamgha (Pakistan Medal)	Tamgha-e-Jamhuria (Republic Commemoration Medal) 1956	1939-1945 Star	Burma Star
War Medal 1939–1945	India Service Medal 1939–1945	Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)	Order of the Crown (Pahlavi Iran)
Order of the Star of Jordan	Medal for the Silver Jubilee 1977 (Jordan)	King Birendra Coronation Medal (1975)	Order of the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (Nepal)

Foreign Decorations

Foreign Awards
UK	1939-1945 Star
	Burma Star
	War Medal 1939-1945
	India Service Medal 1939–1945
	Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Pahlavi Iran	Order of the Crown
Jordan	Order of the Star of Jordan
Jordan	Medal for the Silver Jubilee 1977
Nepal	King Birendra Coronation Medal
Nepal	Order of the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu