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{{Short description|Indian Police official}}
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| name = Mohammad Izhar Alam
| name = Mohammad Izhar Alam
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1948|8|4}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1948|8|4}}
| birth_place = Sitamarhi, Bihar, India
| birth_place = Sitamarhi, Bihar, India
| death_date = 6 July 2021 (aged {{age for infant|1948|8|4|2021|7|6}})
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|7|6|1948|8|4}}
| death_place = Malerkotla
| death_place = Malerkotla
| restingplace =
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| occupation = Police official
| occupation = Police official
| yearsactive = 1964–2015
| yearsactive = 1964–2015
| known for = ''Fauj-e-Alam''
| known for = Alam Sena
| spouse = Farzana Nisara Khatun
| spouse = [[Farzana Nesara Khatun]]
| domesticpartner =
| domesticpartner =
| children = 5
| children = 5
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]
| awards = [[Padma Shri]]
}}
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'''Mohammad Izhar Alam''' (4 August 1948 &ndash; 6 July 2021)<ref>[https://punjabi.abplive.com/news/punjab/former-punjab-dgp-padma-shri-izhar-alam-passes-away-626378/ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਡੀਜੀਪੀ ਪਦਮਸ੍ਰੀ ਇਜ਼ਹਾਰ ਆਲਮ ਦਾ ਦੇਹਾਂਤ] {{in lang|pa}}</ref> was an Indian Police official and the erstwhile [[Director General of Police]] of the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name="Criminal Justice India Series, Volume 8">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K7NLxvbWDXYC&q=Mohd.+Izhar+Alam&pg=PR21 | title=Criminal Justice India Series, Volume 8 | publisher=Allied Publishers | year=2002 | isbn=9788177644906}}</ref> 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),<ref name="Sikh Siyasat News">{{cite web | url=http://sikhsiyasat.net/2013/07/19/izhar-alam-who-killed-sikhs-in-1990s-indulges-in-forced-conversions-of-poor-sikhs-to-islam/ | title=Sikh Siyasat News | publisher=Sikh Siyasat News | date=19 July 2013 | accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref> composed of around 150 [[Cashiering|dismissed]] police officials and reformed Sikh insurgents, to work alongside the [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab police]] ranks.<ref name="Alam Sena staged encounter killings">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Alam-Sena-staged-encounter-killings/articleshow/9940331.cms | title=Alam Sena staged encounter killings | publisher=Times of India | date=11 September 2011 | accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref> The force is alleged to have been engaged in torture and extrajudicial killings of insurgents from 1984 to 1994.<ref name="Alam Sena staged encounter killings" />


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'''Mohammad Izhar Alam''' (4 August 1948 – 6 July 2021)<ref>[https://punjabi.abplive.com/news/punjab/former-punjab-dgp-padma-shri-izhar-alam-passes-away-626378/ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਡੀਜੀਪੀ ਪਦਮਸ੍ਰੀ ਇਜ਼ਹਾਰ ਆਲਮ ਦਾ ਦੇਹਾਂਤ] {{in lang|pa}}</ref> was the [[director general of police]] of the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name="Criminal Justice India Series, Volume 8">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K7NLxvbWDXYC&q=Mohd.+Izhar+Alam&pg=PR21 | title=Criminal Justice India Series, Volume 8 | publisher=Allied Publishers | year=2002 | isbn=9788177644906}}</ref> According to a paper released from the US Embassy in New Delhi on 19 December 2005, during Alam's tenure as the head of the state police, he is reported to have fostered a combat force called "Fauj-e-Alam" (Alam's Army),<ref name="Sikh Siyasat News">{{cite web | url=http://sikhsiyasat.net/2013/07/19/izhar-alam-who-killed-sikhs-in-1990s-indulges-in-forced-conversions-of-poor-sikhs-to-islam/ | title=Sikh Siyasat News | publisher=Sikh Siyasat News | date=19 July 2013 | accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref> composed of around 150 [[Cashiering|dismissed]] police officials and reformed Sikh insurgents, to work alongside the [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab police]] ranks.<ref name="Alam Sena staged encounter killings">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Alam-Sena-staged-encounter-killings/articleshow/9940331.cms | title=Alam Sena staged encounter killings | publisher=Times of India | date=11 September 2011 | accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref> The force is alleged to have been engaged in torture and extrajudicial killings of insurgents from 1984 to 1994.<ref name="Alam Sena staged encounter killings" />
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After [[superannuation]] from the Police force, Alam became the chairman of the Wakf Board, the state unit of the [[Central Wakf Council]].<ref name="Battle of begums in Malerkotla">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/battle-of-begums-in-malerkotla/article1-797045.aspx | title=Battle of begums in Malerkotla | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=14 January 2012 | accessdate=August 30, 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He also entered politics and attempted to contest the 2012 Assembly elections from [[Malerkotla]] constituency on [[Akali Dal]] ticket,<ref name="Mohammad Izhar Alam: a man of contradictions">{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mohammad-izhar-alam-a-man-of-contradictions/872943/ | title=Mohammad Izhar Alam: a man of contradictions | publisher=Indian Express | date=9 November 2011 | accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref> but withdrew when he faced opposition from a faction of the party.<ref name="Battle of begums in Malerkotla" /> Farzana Nissara Khatoon, his wife,<ref name="Civil Society in Malerkotla, Punjab: Fostering Resilience Through Religion">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9kY8AAi4SwC&q=Mohd.+Izhar+Alam&pg=PA112 | title=Civil Society in Malerkotla, Punjab: Fostering Resilience Through Religion | publisher=Lexington Books | date=2012 | accessdate=August 30, 2015 | author=Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa | pages=127 | isbn=9780739167373}}</ref> replaced him in the elections and was successful.<ref name="Punjab Assembly Election 2012">{{cite web | url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=752&cid=105 | title=Punjab Assembly Election 2012 | publisher=Empowering India | date=2012 | accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded Alam the fourth highest civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1987.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>

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After [[superannuation]] from the police force, Alam became the chairman of the Wakf Board, the state unit of the [[Central Wakf Council]].<ref name="Battle of begums in Malerkotla">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/battle-of-begums-in-malerkotla/article1-797045.aspx | title=Battle of begums in Malerkotla | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=14 January 2012 | accessdate=August 30, 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He also entered politics and attempted to contest the 2012 assembly elections from [[Malerkotla]] constituency on [[Akali Dal]] ticket,<ref name="Mohammad Izhar Alam: a man of contradictions">{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mohammad-izhar-alam-a-man-of-contradictions/872943/ | title=Mohammad Izhar Alam: a man of contradictions | publisher=Indian Express | date=9 November 2011 | accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref> but withdrew when he faced opposition from a faction of the party.<ref name="Battle of begums in Malerkotla" /> Farzana Nissara Khatoon, his wife,<ref name="Civil Society in Malerkotla, Punjab: Fostering Resilience Through Religion">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9kY8AAi4SwC&q=Mohd.+Izhar+Alam&pg=PA112 | title=Civil Society in Malerkotla, Punjab: Fostering Resilience Through Religion | publisher=Lexington Books | date=2012 | accessdate=August 30, 2015 | author=Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa | pages=127 | isbn=9780739167373}}</ref> replaced him in the elections and was successful.<ref name="Punjab Assembly Election 2012">{{Cite news | title=Punjab Assembly Election 2012 | publisher=Empowering India | date=2012 }}</ref> The [[government of India]] awarded Alam the fourth-highest civilian honour, [[Padma Shri]], in 1987.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:04, 5 November 2024

Mohammad Izhar Alam
Born(1948-08-04)4 August 1948
Sitamarhi, Bihar, India
Died6 July 2021(2021-07-06) (aged 72)
Malerkotla
OccupationPolice official
Years active1964–2015
Known forAlam Sena
SpouseFarzana Nesara Khatun
Children5
AwardsPadma Shri

Mohammad Izhar Alam (4 August 1948 – 6 July 2021)[1] was the director general of police of the state of Punjab.[2] According to a paper released from the US Embassy in New Delhi on 19 December 2005, during Alam's tenure as the head of the state police, he is reported to have fostered a combat force called "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, 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. ^ a b "Alam Sena staged encounter killings". Times of India. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  9. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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