She# the dauntless
SHE THE DAUNTLESS: GENERAL NIGAR JOHAR
Lieutenant General
Nigar Johar Khan is
a three-star General
in the Pakistani
Army. Nigar is the
first and only women
to reach the rank of
lieutenant -general,
and the third to reach the rank of major-general. She belongs to the Pakistan Army Medical Corps and
currently serves as the surgeon General of Pakistan Army.
Johar was born in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to a Pashtun family. Her father, Qadir was an army colonel. Her parents along with her two younger sisters died in a
car accident in 1989. Her husband, Johar, an Engineer in the military died in 2019 due to
cancer.
Lt Gen Johar is a
graduate of the
Army Medical
College and holds
and MCPS degree in family medicine. Her military career is filled with firsts. Besides being the first female officer to be promoted to the three-star rank, she was also the first female officer to command an army hospital.
She has been decorated with Tamgha i-Imtiaz (Military) and is also the recipient of Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal for meritorious services in Army Medical Corps from the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
“Every woman’s
success should be
an inspiration for
another. We are
strongest when we
cheer eachother.”
~A quote by Serene Williams~ The lady of substance, Nigar Johar, is an influencer and a role model for all women to determine their talents and take an initiative for their dreams. A sudden turn of events occurred in Nigar’s life when she lost her family in an accident but she remained strong during her upheavals. Nigar with her character devotes that every person must build their success on the grounds of opportunities.
Watch Lt Gen Nigar Johar’s biopic here:
https://youtu.be/6gBwruTw2Ok