Abdul Waheed Kakar
| Abdul Waheed Kakar | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Abdul Waheed Kakar |
| Born |
23 March 1937 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British Indian Empire |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
|
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
|
| Years of service | 1959 – 1996 |
| Rank |
 General
|
| Service number | (PA – 5977) |
| Unit |
V FF Regiment 27 Azad Kashmir Regiment |
| Commands held |
GOC 16th Infantry Division Adjutant General (AG) Col.Comdnt of XII Corps Chief of General Staff (CGS) Chief of Army Staff |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 |
| Awards |
Sitara-e-Basalat (Bar) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
Abdul Waheed Kakar (Urdu: عبدالوحید کاکڑ), NI(M), HI(M), SBt, afwc, fsc(c) (20 March 1937 –) was a four-star general of Pakistan Army who was the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army from 12 January 1993 to 12 January 1996. He was appointed to that position after the sudden death of former General Asif Nawaz, even though there were four generals with more seniority. As the political climate of the country simmered during his tenure, Kakar pressured both the President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif into resigning, thus precipitating in the 1993 general elections.
Abdul Waheed Kakar was born on 20 March 1937 at Peshawar, British India (now Pakistan). A nephew of Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, he received his education at the Edwardes College, Peshawar. His ancestors belonged to the Kakar Pashtun tribe from what is now Balochistan. His great grandfather migrated north and settled in Peshawar.
Kakar was commissioned in the Frontier Force Regiment on 18 October 1959 in the 20th PMA Long Course. He is a graduate from Command and Staff College, Canada and National Defence College, Rawalpindi. He saw active service in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani war with an FF unit in Chawinda and as brigade major of an independent infantry brigade in Sulemanki sector in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war – both scenes of major battles in the respective wars.
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