Akbar Khan (general, born 1912)
Akbar Khan | |
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Portrait of Khan as head of National Security in the c. 1970s | |
| 2nd Chief of National Security | |
| In office 5 February 1972 – 28 March 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Omar |
| Succeeded by | Tikka Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1912 Utmanzai, North-West Frontier Province, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 1994 Karachi‚ Sindh, Pakistan |
| Spouse | Nasim Jahan (divorced) |
| Relations | Haji Akram Khan (father) |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British India (1934-1947) Pakistan (1947-1951) |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1934–1951 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | 13th Frontier Force Rifles |
| Battles/wars | |
Akbar Khan, DSO (1912–1994) was a decorated officer of the British Army and Pakistan Army who is widely considered a pioneer of Proxy warfare. He commanded the Kashmiri rebels and Pashtun irregulars in the First Kashmir War under the pseudonym 'General Tariq'.In 1951, he was convicted of an attempted coup, and served a five-year prison sentence. Later he served as the Chief of National Security under prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Under his guidance, the Army quelled the Baloch Insurgency during the early mid-1970s.