Gul Hassan Khan Military person

Gul Hassan Khan (Urdu: گل حسن خان‎) (death 1999) was a three-star general and the last Army Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 20 December 1971 to 3 March 1972. Khan was the shortest Army Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army as of time line, and was deposed by President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after the Hamoodur Rahman Commission, led by Chief Justice Hamoodur Rahman, recommended his deposal. In a trial led by JAG Branch, General Hassan Khan was immediately retired from the Army and further relieved from any benefits given to the retired officers.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 09, 1921
Birth place
Punjab Province (British India) , Rawalpindi , British Raj
Date of deathOctober 10, 1999
Resting place
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Nowshera District

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Military person

award
Nishan-e-Pakistan
military operations
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
military command
Chief of General Staff (CGS)
1st Armoured Division
Army Commander-in-Chief
Directorate for Military Operations
military unit
Pakistan Army Armoured Corps
service numberPA-457
service start1933
service end1972

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External resources

  1. http://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=388
  2. http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/mar/gul-hassan.htm