Jameel Mahmood

Lt Gen Jameel Mahmood was the General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Eastern Command of the Indian Army. He was killed with his wife in a helicopter crash.

Biography
He was a born in Mysore, India and was the brother-in-law of Lt Gen (retd.) Mohammad Ahmed Zaki of the Indian Army. His son, Brigadier Ali Adil Mahmood is an armoured corps officer in the Indian Army, and was commandant of the President's Bodyguard regiment, prior to his promotion as Brigadier.

He was an alumnus of the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore, India.

His brother Major General Sultan Mahmood(retd) was also in the Artillery and an alumnus of National Defence Academy(20th course). His son Major Arif Mahmood is in the Infantry, 5th Regiment of Gorkhas.