Ali Jan Aurakzai
| Ali Jan Aurakzai | |
|---|---|
| 26th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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In office 23 May 2006 – 8 January 2008 |
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| President | General Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
| Preceded by | Cdr Khalilur Rehman, PN |
| Succeeded by | Owais Ahmed Ghani |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai 1947 Hangu, Hangu District, Orakzai Agency, Khyber-Pakhtunkwa |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Awards | Tamgha-i-Khidmat |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | General Jan Aurakzai |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1967–2004 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant-General
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| Unit | Frontier Force Regiment |
| Commands |
XI Corps Northern Military Command Adjutant General Western Military Command |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Soviet war in Afghanistan Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 War in North-West Pakistan |
Lieutenant-General Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai (Urdu language: على محمدجان اوركزى), is a retired three-star rank general officer in the Pakistan Army who served as the Corps Commander of XI Corps and the principle commander of the Western Command. As Commander, he commanded all military combat assets and oversaw the peaceful deployment of XI Corps in the Northern Areas and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Aurakzai was the leading army general who led the Pakistan combatant forces in response to American invasion of Afghanistan as an aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States. After retiring from the military, he was elevated as the governor of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, from May 2006 until his resignation in January 2008.
Passing out from Pakistan Military Academy with the 38th PMA Long Course, he got commission (second lieutenant) in 1967 in the 14th Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment (Naubara), Pakistan Army. As Lieutenant, Aurakzai had led a Guerrilla company during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. In 1976, as Major, he served as the Forward observer in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. In 1983, he served as the Aerial observer and intelligence observer in the Pakistan's western border. He is graduate of Command and Staff College, and was posted in Generals Headquarter (GHQ) in 1985. He served there as an intelligence analyst for the Pakistan Army. Throughout the 1980s, Aurakzai had served as an intelligence and military advisor at The GHQ.
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