Abdul Hamid Khan (general)
Abdul Hamid Khan | |
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عبد الحمید خان | |
Official Military portrait c. 1970 | |
| 5th Chief of Staff 4th Deputy Martial Law Administrator | |
| In office 25 March 1969 – 20 December 1971 | |
| President | Yahya Khan |
| Deputy | Abdur Rahim Khan |
| Preceded by | Bakhtiar Rana |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Interior Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 25 March 1969 – 20 August 1969 | |
| President | Yahya Khan |
| Deputy | Tikka Khan |
| Preceded by | Afzal Rahman Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rashid Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Hamid Khan 29 April 1917 Maymyo, British Burma |
| Died | 1984 (aged 66–67) Military Hospital, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Lahore Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | British Subject (1917 – 1947) Pakistani |
| Relations | Maj-Gen Tariq Hamid (son) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Indian Military Academy Staff College, Quetta |
| Nickname | Ham |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British India (1939–1947) Pakistan (1947–1971) |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1939 – 1971 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 10th Baluch Regiment |
| Commands | 6th bn Baluch Regiment 3rd bn Baluch Regiment 11th Infantry Division, Lahore I Corps, Kharian Chief of Staff of the Army |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Pakistan Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam Order of the Crown |
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Abdul Hamid Khan (Urdu: عبد الحمید خان; 29 April 1917 – 1984) was a Pakistani army general who served as the last Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army under President Yahya Khan and led the army during the Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he led the Pakistan 11th Division to victory in the Battle of Kasur. Despite the prominence of his military career, he is also accused for his complicity in the Bangladesh genocide in 1971.