Ahsan Saleem Hayat
| Ahsan Saleem Hayat | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 January 1948 Sargodha, Punjab Province, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
|
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
|
| Years of service | 1968–2007 |
| Rank |
 General
|
| Service number | PA – 9572 |
| Unit | Army Armoured Corps |
| Commands held |
Vice Chief of Army Staff V Corps, Karachi DG Operations Planning at the GHQ Secretariat Chief Instructor at the National Defence University Quarter-master General |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan |
| Awards |
 Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
General Ahsan Saleem Hayat (Urdu: احسن سلیم حیات; born 10 January 1948), is a retired four-star general who served as the vice chief of army staff of the Pakistan Army from 2004 until his retirement in 2007. Prior to that, he served as the operational field commander of the V Corps in Sindh Province and was a full-tenured professor of war studies at the National Defence University. He was succeeded by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on 8 October 2007.
He was a military brat and came from a military family. Through his parents recommendations, he attended the Pakistan Air Force (PAF)-operated PAF High School in Sargodha, Punjab Province. Upon graduation, he went on to attend the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) in the 11th War Course. He was given commission as the second lieutenant in the Pakistan Army Armoured Corps in 1968 and actively participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 on the western fronts.
As a brigadier general, he commanded the elite 3rd Independent Armored Brigade based in Lahore from 1991–1993. In 1993, he was posted as Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of Command and Staff College, Quetta. He also served as DG Planning at the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Secretariat. He also served as the Chief Instructor of the Armed Forces War College at the then National Defence University in Islamabad before being promoted to lieutenant general in December 2000.
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