Akbar Khan (general, born 1912)
Akbar Khan | |
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Khan in the 1970s | |
| 2nd National Security advisor of Pakistan | |
| In office 5 February 1972 – 28 March 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Omar |
| Succeeded by | Tikka Khan |
| 2nd Chief of General Staff, Pakistan Army | |
| In office December 1950 – March 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Reginald Antony Hutton |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yusuf Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1912 |
| Died | 1994 (aged 81–82) |
| 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 | |
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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 President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Under his guidance, the Army quelled the Baloch Insurgency during the early mid-1970s. He also served as the ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1975 to 1977.