Abdul Hamid Khan (general)


Abdul Hamid Khan

HQA   SPk   SQA
Native name
عبد الحمید خان
Born29 April 1917[1]
Mandalay, British Burma (Now, Mandalay, Myanmar)
Died1984 (aged 66–67)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance British India (1939-47)
 Pakistan (1947-71)
Service/branchBritish Raj British Indian Army
 Pakistan Army
Years of service1939 – 1971
Rank General
Service numberPA-95
Unit10th Baluch Regiment
Commands held6th bn Baluch Regiment
3rd bn Baluch Regiment
11th Infantry Division, Lahore
I Corps, Kharian
Chief of Staff of the Army
Battles/warsWorld War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
  • Battle of Kasur
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
AwardsHilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Sitara-e-Pakistan
Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Order of the Crown

General Abdul Hamid Khan HQA SPk SQA (Urdu: عبد الحمید خان) was a senior officer in the Pakistan Army. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he led the Pakistan 11th Division to victory in the Battle of Kasur. He served as the Chief of Staff (COS)of the Pakistan Army under President Yahya Khan and led the army during the Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War in 1971. He is accused of inflicting genocide during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2]

  1. ^ The Half Yearly Indian Army List April 1946
  2. ^ Riza, Maj Gen Shaukat. (1990). The Pakistan Army 1966-71. Rawalpindi: Services Book Club 1990.