Abdul Waheed Kakar
Chief of Army Staff | |
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| In office 8 January 1993 – 12 January 1996 | |
| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan Wasim Sajjad (acting) Farooq Leghari |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi (caretaker) Benazir Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Asif Nawaz Janjua |
| Succeeded by | Jehangir Karamat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1937 British India (Now, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1996 |
| Rank |   General |
| Unit | 5th Frontier Force Regiment |
His appointment came in response to the sudden death of tenuring
Biography
Abdul Waheed Kakar was born into a
His uncle,
His combat duty witnessed the
After the war, Major Kakar was selected to attend the Command and Staff College in Canada, where he stood first in the examinations and qualified as a psc.: 85–86 [9] He was later selected to attend a staff course program.[12] Upon returning from Canada, he continued his education when he was selected to attend the National Defence University (NDU) where he studied and attained graduation in War studies degree at the Armed Forces War College of the National Defence University.: 4–5 [7]
In 1976–78,
Chief of Army Staff
In summer of 1993, the
Without consulting the
The appointment was extremely controversial due to
- Army GHQ in Rawalpindi.[1]
- DG ISI).[1]
- Lieutenant-General Mohammad Ashraf,
- Lieutenant General Hamid Niaz on secondment to Mari Gas Corporation Limited.
- Lieutenant-General Arif Bangash, Quartermaster General (QMG) at Army GHQ in Rawalpindi.[18]
- Lieutenant-General Rehem Dil Bhatti, President of National Defence University (NDU).[1]
Among these listed army generals, the
After his appointment, a member of the
After assuming the command of the army as its
In September 1995, General Abdul Waheed Kakar played a crucial role in sustaining the
In 1996, General Kakar reportedly declined the extension of his service and there was no public statement on the matter.[21] After his retirement, he never appeared in public and lives a very quiet life in Rawalpindi.[21]
Reception
General Kakar had an imposing and robust personality that brokered no nonsense. : 160 [22] In the military, he was popular among his colleagues as a flamboyant rider and a mountaineer.: 40 [23]
His reception as an
Awards and decorations
  
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| Nishan-e-Imtiaz
(Order of Excellence) |
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(Crescent of Excellence) |
Sitara-e-Basalat
(Star of Good Conduct) | |
| Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War
(War Star 1965) |
Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War
(War Star 1971) |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War
(War Medal 1965) |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War
(War Medal 1971) |
| 10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal | 30 Years Service Medal | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-
(100th Birth Anniversary of 1976 |
| Hijri Tamgha
(Hijri Medal) 1979 |
Jamhuriat Tamgha
(Democracy Medal) 1988 |
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha
(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 |
Order of Military Merit
(Jordan) |
Foreign Decorations
| Foreign Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
 Jordan
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The Order of Military Merit |
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See also
- Civilian control of the military
References
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- ^ Cowasjee, Ardeshir (2009-03-01). "Here we go again". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
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- ^ a b c d e f Iqbal Haidiri. "New COAS" Economic Review January 1993
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- The list including the superseding six senior army generals by seniority:
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- ^ a b c d Hussain, Zahid (27 January 2016). "The general's retirement". DAWN.COM. Dawn newspapers, 2016. Dawn newspapers. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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