Javed Iqbal Ramday

Javed Iqbal Ramday HI(M) is a retired general from the Pakistan Army who commanded the XXXI Corps.^[1] Born into Arain family, his relatives include Anwar-ul-Haq Ramday who led Operation Janbaz at GHQ, Rawalpindi against TTP and Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday who served as a jurist in Pakistan.

Lieutenant-General Javed Iqbal Ramday HI(M)
جاويد اقبال رمدے
Commander XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur
In office April 2015 – December 2016
Preceded by	Lt Gen Javed Iqbal
President of the National Defence University
In office August 2013 – April 2015
Preceded by	Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua
Succeeded by	Lt Gen Anwar Ali Hyder
Personal details
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1980 – 2016
Rank	Lieutenant General

Military career

Ramday served as GOC Swat during the First and Second Battle of Swat.^[1]

In 2011, Ramday was wounded while he was airborne when his helicopter came under fire in the Swat Valley.^[2][1]

In 2012, he joined the National Defence University in Islamabad, first as commandant and then as chief instructor in B-Division in 2013.^[3][1]

In August 2013, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general while he was serving as chief instructor in National Defence University.^[3] Shortly after, he was appointed as the President at the National Defence University where he served until 2015.^[4][1]

Ramday was appointed as the Corps Commander XXXI Corps in April 2015.^[1][5]

Often confused with namesake

He is often confused with Lt Gen Javed Iqbal who was charged with espionage and leaking "sensitive information to foreign agencies". Gen Ramday replaced Gen Javed Iqbal as Corps Cdr XXXI back in 2015.

Later Gen Ramday retired in 2016 and took over Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited which he left in June 2020.

He belongs to the infantry's Sindh Regiment.^[1]