Ahsan Saleem Hayat

Ahsan Saleem Hayat
NI(M)HI(M)LoMLoH
Born (1948-01-10) 10 January 1948
Alma materPakistan Military Academy
Military career
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
Years of service1968 – 2007
Rank General
Service numberPA – 9572
Unit33 Cavalry
Commands
Battles / wars
Awards

General Ahsan Saleem Hayat NI(M) HI(M) LoM LoH (Urdu: احسن سلیم حیات ; born 10 January 1948), is a retired senior officer of the Pakistan Army who served as the Vice Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army from 2004 until his retirement in 2007. Prior to that, he served as the operational field commander of the V Corps in Sindh Province and was a full-tenured professor of war studies at the National Defence University. He was succeeded by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on 8 October 2007.