Ehsan ul Haq

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General
Ehsan ul Haq
Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
Personal details
Born (1949-09-22) 22 September 1949 (age 74)
Order of King AbdulAziz
  • Légion d'honneur
    • Service numberPA-5146

    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, appointed in October 2005 until his retirement in 2007.[1]

    After retiring from his 40 years of

    foreign policy of Pakistan concerning the Arab League.[1]

    Biography

    Ehsan ul Haq was born in

    commissioned in the Army Air Defence Command, and serving in the Western front of the third war with India in 1971.[7]

    After the

    War Studies in 1977.[8] In addition, Ehsan also went to attend the Command and Staff College in Quetta in 1977 where he was qualified as psc in 1980.: 208 [9][8]

    Ehsan was noted as a specialist in

    PLA Air Force Aviation University in Zhengzhou in China.[8]

    War and command appointments in the military

    In 1977,

    Fort Lee in Virginia and graduated from there in 1989.[2]

    In 1990,

    Pano Aqil in Sindh as its GOC which he commanded until 1996–97.[11]

    After the

    Maj-Gen Jamshed Gulzar Kiani, remaining in this position until April 2001.: contents [12]

    In April 2001,

    Lieutenant-General Ehsan was posted as the field commander of the XI Corps stationed in Peshawar but remained in this command capacity until October 2001.[13]

    Director ISI (2001–04)

    Political engineering and controlled democracy

    Main articles:
    Military interventionism

    On 7 October 2001,

    Afghanistan in October 2001.[13]

    About his reception and image, the

    President Musharraf, saying the two men had a "strong relationship".[10]

    Furthermore, he was described as "keenly aware of big picture issues with viewing of strong support for the democracy, advocating that Pakistan needs a legitimate civilian democratic government" and "open with American officials".

    MI-6 agent as early as 1999.: 183 [15]

    In 2002, Ehsan

    PPP, and provided his agency's support to promote the Musharraf's mainstream agenda through the new political party in the political platform of the country.: 185 [15]: 335 [16]

    He played a crucial role in dividing the two mainstream parties, the

    presidential elections in 2004.: 187 [15]

    In 2018, it was revealed by Urdu columnist, Mahmood Shaam, that Lt-Gen. Ehsan fiercely opposed the candidacy of Fazal-ur-Rehman and notably pressured the ARD alliance led by Benazir Bhutto and ultraconservative MMA to withdraw the latter's name in favor of Zafarullah Khan Jamali.[17]

    Chairman joint chiefs (2004–07)

    Appointment controversy and violence North-West Pakistan

    Main articles:
    Allegations of support system in Pakistan for Osama bin Laden
    Taliban insurgency in 2009. Gen. Ehsan testified of his strategic failure to contain the Taliban to end the violence when the al-Qaeda eventually regroup itself and retreated from Pakistan.[18]

    In 2004, the Government of Pakistan confirmed the timely retirement of Gen. Aziz Khan as the Chairman joint chiefs, and eventually the race was thought be between Adm. Shahid Karim and the senior army generals in the Pakistan Army. In the army department alone, there were eight army generals who were in the race for the promotion of four-star rank appointment along with Adm. Shahid Karim, including with seniority:[19]

    1. Chief of Naval Staff headquartered in Islamabad.[19]
    2. Lt-Gen. Hamid Javaid,[19] Principal Staff Officer to the Presidency in Islamabad
      .
    3. Lt-Gen. Javed Hassan,[19] Field commander of the XXX Corps based in Gujranwala, Punjab.
    4. Lt-Gen. Munir Hafiez,[19] Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Islamabad.
    5. Lt-Gen.l
      Ahsan Saleem Hyat,[19] Field commander of the V Corps based in Karachi, Sindh
      .
    6. Lt-Gen. Tariq Waseem Ghazi,[19] President of National Defence University in Islamabad.
    7. Lt-Gen. Muhammad Akram,[19] Field Commander of the II Corps based in Multan, Punjab.
    8. Lt-Gen. Syed Parwez Shahid,[19] Field Commander of the XXXI Corps based in Bahawalpur, Punjab.
    9. Lt-Gen. Ehsan ul Haq,[19] Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI).

    Despite his short-coming of his seniority and qualifications, President Musharraf announced to promote Lt-Gen. Ehsan to the four-star appointment and subsequently superseding the senior most Adm. Shahid Karim and eight senior army generals in the Pakistan Army on 7 October 2004.[19] In the public circles and media, the appointment was commented as "backdrop of a controversy over President Musharraf's uniform and his continuing as army chief after 31 December 2004."[20][19] Regardless, the appointment to four-star appointment was deemed as controversial by the political circles of the country.[19]

    On 18 December 2004, Gen. Ehsan was appointed as first ever

    Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Defence Command.[21] In 2005, Gen. Ehsan went to visit China to maintain defence ties in a view of strengthening the arm industry.[22]

    As Chairman joint chiefs, he oversaw the

    Pakistan and Afghanistan."[18]

    Retirement from military

    Corporate business and healthcare activities

    In 2007, Gen. Ehsan sought his retirement after his testimony in the

    revolution took place in 2011, and subsequently went to join the healthcare industry in 2011.[1]

    He is currently serving as the Chairman of the

    Board of Governors of the Al-Shifa Trust, which runs a chain of eye care hospitals throughout Pakistan, while also managing the DNA Health Corporation, an American-based health company based in New York.[1]

    In 2017, Ehsan vehemently criticized the

    Yemeni Civil War.[23]

    Awards and decorations

    Nishan-e-Imtiaz

    (Military)

    (Order of Excellence)

    		Hilal-e-Imtiaz

    (Military)

    (Crescent of Excellence)

    Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War

    (War Star 1971)

    Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War

    (War Medal 1971)

    		Tamgha-e-Baqa

    (Nuclear Test Medal)

    1998

    		Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan

    (Escalation with India Medal)

    2002

    		10 Years Service Medal
    20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal 35 Years Service Medal 40 Years Service Medal
    Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-

    Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

    (100th Birth Anniversary of

    Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

    		Hijri Tamgha

    (Hijri Medal)

    1979

    		Jamhuriat Tamgha

    (Democracy Medal)

    1988

    		Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

    (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal)

    1990

    Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan

    (Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal)

    1997

    		Command and Staff College Quetta

    Centenary Student's Medal

    2007

    Order of King Abdul Aziz (Class I)

    (Saudi Arabia)

    Officer Class

    (France)

    2006

    Foreign decorations

    Foreign Awards
     Saudi Arabia
    Order of King Abdul Aziz (Class I)
     France Légion d'honneur[24]

    See also

    Notes

    1. ^ a b c d e CPAK Gulf, staff writers. "Profile: Gen.Ehsan ul Haq". cpakgulf.org. Islamabad. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
    2. ^ a b "Gen. (retd) Ehsan ul Haq | PrideOfPakistan.com". /www.prideofpakistan.com/. Pride of Pakistan press. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
    3. ^ 'PAF College Sargodha Alumni' Archived 2007-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
    4. ^ "Mr Hugh Catchpole". pafcollegesargodha.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
    5. ^ "Centenary celebrations of Catchpole open". DAWN.COM. 12 June 2007.
    6. ^ "General Ehsan ul Haq (retd.) - Speakers Academy vindt de beste spreker en dagvoorzitter voor uw bijeenkomst". www.speakersacademy.com. Speaker's Academy. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
    7. ^ "A Conversation with Gen. Ehsan ul-Haq". Brookings. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
    8. ^ a b c d e "Gen (R) Ehsan ul Haq, NI (M)". cpakgulf.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
    9. ^ Pakistan (1980). The Gazette of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
    10. ^ a b c "Military Leadership Profile: Lieutenant-General Ehsan ul Haq". www.dia.mil. Defence Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
    11. ^ "Missile Firing Competition" Dawn, 31 December 1997
    12. ISBN 978-1-84904-863-7
      . Retrieved 14 March 2018.
    13. ^ a b c Raman, B. (5 October 2004). "Why Musharraf shuffled his generals". www.rediff.com. Rediff.com, B. Raman. Rediff.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
    14. ^ "Defense Intelligence Agency > FOIA > FOIA Electronic Reading Room > FOIA Reading Room: Pakistan".
    15. ^
      ISBN 9781849048620
      . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
    16. ISBN 9781568587349
      . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
    17. ^ Shaam, Mahmood (5 April 2018). "Jab Molana Fazal Ur Rehman Ko Wazir Azam Na Banne Dya Gaya". Daily Urdu Columns (in Urdu). Daily Jang. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
    18. ^ a b c "Waziristan truce went wrong: Gen Ehsan". Dawn.com. Dawn Newspaper. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
    19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Sharif, Arshad (3 October 2004). "New JCSC chief, VCOAS appointed". Dawn. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
    20. ^ 'Appointment of new CJCSC and VCOAS'
    21. ^ "Air defense to be modernized says President"[permanent dead link] President of Pakistan Press Release, 18 December 2004
    22. ^ "'Defence ties with China to be strengthened'". DAWN.COM. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
    23. ^ Safi, Saleem (1 October 2017). "Jirga With Saleem Safi: General (R) Ehsan ul Haq Exclusive Interview". Geo TV and GEO News. daily motion. GEO News. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
    24. ^ "General Ehsan decorated with highest French award". Brecorder. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

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    Preceded by Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence
    2001–2004     		Succeeded by
    Preceded by
    Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

    2004–2007     		Succeeded by


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