Safdar Butt
Lieutenant General Ghulam Safdar Butt غلام صفدر بٹ | |
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| Birth name | Ghulam Safdar Butt |
| Nickname(s) | Safdar |
| Born | 13 March 1928 Sukkur, Sindh, British Indian Empire, (present-day Pakistan) |
| Died | 1 May 2006 (aged 78) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1948–1987 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | PA – 2725 |
| Unit | Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers |
| Commands | DG Frontier Works Organization DG Lowari Tunnel Organization Managing Director PARCO Military Engineering Service Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Basalat Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) |
| Other work | Chairman WAPDA Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited |
Ghulam Safdar Butt (13 March 1928 – 1 May 2006) was the first three-star rank General in the Corps of engineers of the Pakistan Army. He also held the honour of being the first PhD of the Pakistan army.