Akhtar Abdur Rahman
| Akhtar Abdur Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
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In office 29 March 1987 – 17 August 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Rahimuddin Khan |
| Succeeded by | Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey |
| Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence | |
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In office 21 June 1979 – 29 March 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Muhammad Riaz Khan |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Gul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1924 Rampur, UP, British India |
| Died | 17 August 1988 (aged 64) Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London, Yale University |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Religion | Islam |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Basalat Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan |
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan ArmyISI Joint Services |
| Years of service | 1947–1988 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit | 2 Field Regiment Artillery , Pakistan Artillery |
| Commands |
GOC 12th Army Division, Murree DG Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistan War of 1948 Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 Soviet War in Afghanistan |
Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan or Akhtar Abdur Rehman Khan (Urdu: اختر عبد الرحمن; 11 June 1924 – 17 August 1988), was an influential four-star rank general officer who tenured as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan from 1987–1988 and as Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from 1979-1987. As director of the ISI, Akhtar holds a world prestige for masterminding the resistance network against the Soviet Union in their war to protect the fragile regime of Communist Afghanistan.
Close to General Zia-ul-Haq, Akhtar consolidated political power and was widely regarded as country's most powerful statesman to have an influence on country's covert and overt public policies. Being regarded as the consistent United States ally, he was a close friend of counterpart William Casey of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). After his death, two of his sons, Humayun Akhtar Khan and Haroon Akhtar Khan, later entered politics in Pakistan.
Abdur Rehman was born on 11 June 1924 in Rampur, UP, British India in an Urdu speaking family of Pathan origin. After passing the university entrance exam, Abdur Rehman enrolled in the Imperial College London in London in 1941, and subsequently earned Bachelor of Science in Statistics in 1945, followed by Master of Science in Economics in 1947 at Yale University.
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