Abdul Hamid Khan (general)
Abdul Hamid Khan HQA HPk SQA | |
|---|---|
 A military portrait of Khan | |
| Chief of Staff, Pakistan Army | |
| In office 25 March 1969 – 20 December 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Bakhtiar Rana |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1917 Maymyo, British Burma, British India (now in Myanmar.) |
| Died | 1983 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Lahore |
| Nationality | British Indian (1917–1947) Pakistan (1947–1983) |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Pakistan Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1939 - 1971 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | World War Two Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
General Abdul Hamid Khan (29 April 1917 – 1983) was a Pakistani military officer who was the army Chief of Staff from 1969 to 1971.
Hamid Khan was born in the British Raj and joined the British Indian Army. He served in World War II and fought in Iraq, North Africa, and Italy, where he was captured as a Prisoner of war and later escaped. In 1947 he decided to join the Pakistan Army.[1][2]
He held several command posts during his time. He participated In the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. He later was promoted to a Corps commander in 1966.[3] In 1969, martial law was put in place and General Hamid was made the Chief of Staff of the Army as well as the Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator under Yahya Khan.[4]
In this capacity, he was the acting Commander-in-Chief of the Army.[5] He led the army during the Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
References
- ↑ The Half Yearly Indian Army List April 1946.
- ↑ Times, Robert M. Smith Special to The New York (1971-12-09). "Old Friend of President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
- ↑ "Changes in the high command: Declassified British Intelligence About Pakistan Army". Brecorder. 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
- ↑ "0326_69_intelligence_note". www.profile-bengal.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
- ↑ Khan, Pakistan's Crisis in Leadership 1973, pp. 262: "General Abdul Hamid Khan, the Chief of Staff and virtually the Commander-in-Chief.".