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Aboobaker Osman Mitha | |
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| Nickname(s) | A.O. Mitha |
| Born | 1923 Bombay, Maharashtra, British Indian Empire |
| Died | December 1, 1999 (aged 76) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  British India (1942-47) Pakistan (1947-72) |
| Service |  British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1972 |
| Rank | 
Major General |
| Unit | Parachute Regiment |
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Major General Aboobaker Osman Mitha HJ SQA TPk (Urdu: ابو بكر عثمان مِٹها ;–1923–1999), popularized as A.O. Mitha, was a Pakistan Army general who is considered a legend in the Pakistan Army, and a "stay behind" conceptual founder of Special Services Group (SSG).[1] With the help from the United States' Special Forces, he created the special forces unit in Cherat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1956.[2][3]
- ^ "The forgotten hero". Dawn. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Mitha, A.O. (2003). Unlikely beginnings : a soldier's life. Karachi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-579413-7.
- ^ Ali, Tariq (2012). The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4711-0588-3. Retrieved 14 October 2016.