Julian Peter

{{Short description|Pakistani general (died 2023)}}

{{distinguish|Peter Julian}}

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|honorific_prefix = Major General

| name = Julian Peter

| honorific suffix = HI(M)

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| birth_place = Rawalpindi

| death_date = 1 March 2023

| death_place = Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

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| nickname = Javed

| allegiance = Pakistan

| branch = Pakistan Army

| serviceyears = 1965–2002

| rank = Major General

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| unit = 4FF

| commands = {{ubl|4FF |31FF|45FF|124 Brigade|40th Division| Director General Logistics}}

| battles = Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

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| awards = Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

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| laterwork = Director Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited

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Julian Peter (died 1 March 2023) was the first Christian Major General in the Pakistan Army.[http://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/1996/11/20/new-rawalpindi-pastoral-center-a-place-of-prayer-study-discovery&post_id=8506 UCANews November 20, 1996]

Peter lived in Gawalmandi, Rawalpindi and he was educated at St Mary's Cambridge School, Murree Road, Rawalpindi.[http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=85041&Cat=6 The News International December 31, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231134443/http://thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=85041&Cat=6 |date=31 December 2011 }} He received military training at the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul.

In 1971 Major Peter was wounded while commanding a rifle company. He refused evacuation and continued fighting until surrender.{{cite web | title=A matter of shame | website=Daily Times | date=2 December 2015 | url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/97280/a-matter-of-shame/ | access-date=7 December 2020}}

Peter rose through the army ranks to become a Brigadier in April 1989 after which he commanded 124 Brigade in Sialkot Cantonment.Pakistan Army Journal, June 1991 In April 1993 he became the first Christian promoted to the rank of Major General.[https://tribune.com.pk/story/2345403/minorities-in-armed-forces The Express Tribune February 27, 2022] Peter commanded the 40th Strike Division in Okara Cantonment.

In 1999 Major General Julian Peter was Director General Logistics based in Rawalpindi. He is a recipient of the Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military). Peter served as the General Officer Commanding of a Division and as general staff officer at Army Headquarters until his retirement in 2004. In 2004 he was a director of Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited.Annual Report 2004, Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited, Rawalpindi, April 2004.

In December 2011 he was the chief guest at an investiture ceremony at St Mary's Cambridge School.

Peter died in Rawalpindi on 1 March 2023.{{cite web |title=On 1 Mar 2023, Maj Gen Julian Peter (Retd, 4 FF), passed away at CMH Rwp. |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/982821845470431/posts/1670569573362318/ |website=Veterans of 71 War on Facebook |access-date=3 March 2023}}{{cite news |title=Adieu Maj Gen Julian Peter! |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2405246/adieu-maj-gen-julian-peter |access-date=10 March 2023 |publisher=The Express Tribune |date=10 March 2023}}