Akhtar Hussain Malik


Akhtar Hussain Malik

Portrait of Malik as a Major General
Native name
اختر حسین ملک
Bornc. 1910s
Pindori, Punjab, British India (Present day-Pakistan)
Died22 August 1969
Ankara, Turkey
Cause of deathCar Crash
Allegiance British India (1941-1947)
Pakistan (1947-1969)
Branch British Indian Army
 Pakistan Army
Service years1941–1969
Rank Major General
Unit7th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment
Commands12th Infantry Division
Conflicts
Awards
Alma materIndian Military Academy
RelationsLt. Gen. Abdul Ali Malik (brother)

Akhtar Hussain Malik HJSPk (1910s – 22 August 1969) was a Pakistani senior military officer, and a widely decorated war hero of the Pakistan Army due to his leadership and command during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and before the 1965 war – Operation Gibraltar and Operation Grand Slam.