Mohammad Izhar Alam

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Mohammad Izhar Alam
Born(1949-08-04)4 August 1949
Sitamarhi, Bihar, India
Died6 July 2021 (aged 72 years)
Malerkotla
OccupationPolice official
Years active1964–2015
Known forAlam Sena
Spouse(s)Farzana Nesara Khatun
Children5
AwardsPadma Shri

Mohammad Izhar Alam (4 August 1948 – 6 July 2021)[1] was an Indian Police official and the erstwhile Director General of Police of the state of Punjab.[2] According to a paper released by the US Embassy in New Delhi on 19 December 2005, during his tenure as the head of the State police, he is reported to have fostered a combat force, by name Fauj-e-Alam (Alam's Army),[3] composed of around 150 dismissed police officials and reformed Sikh insurgents, to work alongside the Punjab police ranks.[4] The force is alleged to have been engaged in torture and extrajudicial killings of insurgents from 1984 to 1994.[4]

After superannuation from the Police force, Alam became the chairman of the Wakf Board, the state unit of the Central Wakf Council.[5] He also entered politics and attempted to contest the 2012 Assembly elections from Malerkotla constituency on Akali Dal ticket,[6] but withdrew when he faced opposition from a faction of the party.[5] Farzana Nissara Khatoon, his wife,[7] replaced him in the elections and was successful.[8] The Government of India awarded Alam the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1987.[9]

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  1. ↑ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਡੀਜੀਪੀ ਪਦਮਸ੍ਰੀ ਇਜ਼ਹਾਰ ਆਲਮ ਦਾ ਦੇਹਾਂਤ (in Punjabi)
  2. ↑ Criminal Justice India Series, Volume 8. Allied Publishers. 2002. ISBN 9788177644906.
  3. ↑ "Sikh Siyasat News". Sikh Siyasat News. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Alam Sena staged encounter killings". Times of India. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Battle of begums in Malerkotla". Hindustan Times. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2015.[dead link]
  6. ↑ "Mohammad Izhar Alam: a man of contradictions". Indian Express. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa (2012). Civil Society in Malerkotla, Punjab: Fostering Resilience Through Religion. Lexington Books. p. 127. ISBN 9780739167373. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Punjab Assembly Election 2012". Empowering India. 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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