RAWALPINDI, DEC 30 (DNA) – Former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Khalid Shameem Wynne died in a road accident near Chakri on Saturday afternoon, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed.

He was born on August 28, 1953 in Abbotabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has received multiple accolades over the years, but the most outstanding ones are his recognition of Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Nishan-e-Imtiaz.

Wynne retired on October 8, 2013 as a four-star general, and he preceded by Gen Tariq Majid, was succeeded by General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. He had served the army for 42 years.