Aboobaker Osman Mitha
| Aboobaker Osman Mitha | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | A.O. Mitha |
| Born |
Bombay, Maharashtra, British Indian Empire |
| Died | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |
British Subject (1923–1947) Pakistan (1947–1999) |
| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army (1942–1947) Pakistan Army (1947–1972)
|
| Years of service | 1942–72 |
| Rank |
  Major-General
|
| Unit | Parachute Regiment |
| Commands held |
Special Services Group Quartermaster General, Army GHQ Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards |
 Sitara-e-Pakistan (civilian) Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam (civilian) Hilal-e-Jurat
|
Major-General Aboobaker Osman Mitha (Urdu:ابو بكر عثمان متها; b.1923–1999), popularize as A.O. Mitha, HJ, SPk, SQA, was a two-star rank army general who is considered a legend in the Pakistan Army, and a "stay behind" conceptual founder of Special Services Group (SSG).
With the help from the United States' Special Forces, he created the special forces unit in Cherat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1956.
Major General Aboobaker Osman Mitha was born 1 June 1923 to an affluent and politically influential Memon family in Bombay. Mitha grew up in Bombay, spending his childhood and early years under the influence of a joint-family system presided over by an imperious grandfather and an omnipresent, all-powerful grandmother.
Mitha, as a young man, rejected both a career in business and the bride chosen for him by his grandfather, deciding instead to embark upon a career in the army.
After finishing high school he joined a pre-cadet academy, and was selected for a commission in the British Indian Army. He passed out of the Indian military academy, Dehradun, on 21 June 1942 and was granted an emergency commission in the Indian Army and appointed to the 2nd battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers. After volunteering for the Indian Parachute Regiment, he served in Burma during World War II and was dropped behind Japanese lines for high-risk operations. He was promoted war substantive Lieutenant 21 December 1942. He was granted a regular Indian Army commission on 25 May 1946 with an initial commission date of 1 June 1944 and to rank as a Lieutenant from 1 December 1945.
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