Air-Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim, (1 October 1931 - 4 January 2013) NI(M), SI(M), HI(M), SJ, was a four-star air-force general officer who was the 10th Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force from July 23, 1978 to March 5, 1985. Air Chief Marshal Shamim was promoted to four-star general and assumed the command of the Pakistan Air Force on 23 July 1978. Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim, a war hero, is a one of the most decorated military officers in the Pakistan Armed Forces.[citation needed]