Abdul Hamid Khan (general)
Abdul Hamid Khan | |
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عبد الحمید خاں | |
Official Military portrait c. 1971 | |
| 5th Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army | |
| In office 25 March 1969 – 20 December 1971 | |
| President | Yahya Khan |
| Preceded by | Bakhtiar Rana |
| Succeeded by | Sawar Khan (As Vice Chief of Army Staff) |
| Interior Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 25 March 1969 – 20 August 1969 | |
| President | Yahya Khan |
| Deputy | Ghulam Umar |
| Preceded by | Afzal Rahman Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rashid Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Hamid Khan 29 April 1917 |
| Died | 1984 (aged 66–67) |
| Resting place | Lahore Cantonment, Punjab |
| Relations | Maj-Gen Tariq Hamid (son) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Indian Military Academy Staff College, Quetta |
| Nickname | Ham |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British India (1939–1947) Pakistan (1947–1971) |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1939 – 1971 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 10th Baloch Regiment |
| Commands | Chief of Staff of the Army I Corps GOC, 11th Infantry Division 6th Baloch Regiment 3rd Baloch Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Pakistan Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam Order of the Crown |
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Abdul Hamid Khan (29 April 1917 – 1984) was a Pakistani military general who served as the de facto Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan army from 1969 to 1971. He led the Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War and the subsequent Indo-Pakistani War in 1971. He was also the Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator under Yahya Khan.
He is considered a chief architect of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide, during the Bangladesh Liberation War, alongside Yahya Khan and Tikka Khan.