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Abdul Hamid Khan (general)
Abdul Hamid Khan (29 April 1917 – 1984) was a Pakistani military general who was the de facto Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan army from 1969 to 1971. He led the Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War and subsequent Indo-Pakistani War in 1971.
Prior to the 1971 debacle, he had a good reputation as a highly intelligent and effective officer. During the 1965 war with India, he led Pakistan to multiple victories on the Punjab front. Despite the prominence of his military career, he is also accused for his complicity in the 1971 Bengali genocide in East Pakistan, alongside Yahya Khan and Tikka Khan.
Hamid Khan was born on 29 April 1917 in Maymyo, Burma to a Punjabi-Kashmiri father and a Burmese domestic servant mother. His father, a well-educated civil servant, had moved to Burma from Punjab, as part of the British Colonial Administration.
Growing up in the colonial environment of Burma, Khan was exposed to a structured, disciplined life from an early age, which influenced his later career. He completed his early education in Mandalay before moving to India to pursue higher studies. He attended the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on the Special List 15 July 1939.
After being commissioned in July 1939, Hamid Khan was initially attached to the Somerset Light Infantry for experience from 11 August 1939. His date of commission was later antedated to 28 August 1938 and he was promoted lieutenant 28 November 1940. He was admitted to the British Indian Army 27 August 1940. He was appointed acting captain then temporary captain on 23 December 1940. He had been posted to 3rd battalion 10th Baluch Regiment by October 1942. He saw action in Italy towards the end of the war.
He was promoted war substantive captain and temporary major 3 February 1944. He was briefly an acting lieutenant-colonel 15 August to 18 October 1945. He had attended a wartime staff course.
During the Partition of India, he opted for Pakistan and joined the newly created Pakistan Army, in 1947 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and became commanding officer of 6th battalion, Baluch Regiment, he commanded from April 1948 to November 1948. Later he was appointed commanding officer of 3rd battalion, Baluch Regiment, he served in this post from November 1948 to December 1949.
During the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, then Major General Abdul Hamid Khan served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 11th Infantry Division at Kasur. This division in addition to 10th Infantry Division under Major General Sarfaraz Khan repelled the Indian thrust at Lahore on 6 September 1965. Following victory at the Battle of Kasur, his division pushed the Indians back to the border and captured the district of Khemkaran in Indian Punjab, though further advances were checked. He then was able to repel multiple counter-attacks by the Indian Army in an effort to retake Khemkaran.
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Abdul Hamid Khan (29 April 1917 – 1984) was a Pakistani military general who was the de facto Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan army from 1969 to 1971. He led the Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War and subsequent Indo-Pakistani War in 1971.
Prior to the 1971 debacle, he had a good reputation as a highly intelligent and effective officer. During the 1965 war with India, he led Pakistan to multiple victories on the Punjab front. Despite the prominence of his military career, he is also accused for his complicity in the 1971 Bengali genocide in East Pakistan, alongside Yahya Khan and Tikka Khan.
Hamid Khan was born on 29 April 1917 in Maymyo, Burma to a Punjabi-Kashmiri father and a Burmese domestic servant mother. His father, a well-educated civil servant, had moved to Burma from Punjab, as part of the British Colonial Administration.
Growing up in the colonial environment of Burma, Khan was exposed to a structured, disciplined life from an early age, which influenced his later career. He completed his early education in Mandalay before moving to India to pursue higher studies. He attended the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on the Special List 15 July 1939.
After being commissioned in July 1939, Hamid Khan was initially attached to the Somerset Light Infantry for experience from 11 August 1939. His date of commission was later antedated to 28 August 1938 and he was promoted lieutenant 28 November 1940. He was admitted to the British Indian Army 27 August 1940. He was appointed acting captain then temporary captain on 23 December 1940. He had been posted to 3rd battalion 10th Baluch Regiment by October 1942. He saw action in Italy towards the end of the war.
He was promoted war substantive captain and temporary major 3 February 1944. He was briefly an acting lieutenant-colonel 15 August to 18 October 1945. He had attended a wartime staff course.
During the Partition of India, he opted for Pakistan and joined the newly created Pakistan Army, in 1947 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and became commanding officer of 6th battalion, Baluch Regiment, he commanded from April 1948 to November 1948. Later he was appointed commanding officer of 3rd battalion, Baluch Regiment, he served in this post from November 1948 to December 1949.
During the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, then Major General Abdul Hamid Khan served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 11th Infantry Division at Kasur. This division in addition to 10th Infantry Division under Major General Sarfaraz Khan repelled the Indian thrust at Lahore on 6 September 1965. Following victory at the Battle of Kasur, his division pushed the Indians back to the border and captured the district of Khemkaran in Indian Punjab, though further advances were checked. He then was able to repel multiple counter-attacks by the Indian Army in an effort to retake Khemkaran.