Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi
| Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi | |
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Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi (1915-2004)
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| Governor of East Pakistan | |
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In office 14 December 1971 – 16 December 1971 |
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| President | Yahya Khan |
| Prime Minister | Nurul Amin |
| Preceded by | Abdul Motaleb Malik |
| Succeeded by | Office disestablished |
| Commander of Eastern Command | |
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In office 4 April 1971 – 16 December 1971 |
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| Lieutenant | Rear-Admiral Mohammad Shariff |
| Preceded by | Lt.Gen Tikka Khan |
| Succeeded by | Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi 1915 Mianwali, Punjab, British India (Present-day Pakistan) |
| Died | 1 February 2004 (aged 89 or 90) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Military Graveyard in Lahore |
| Citizenship |
 Pakistan 1947–2004 British India (1915-1947)
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| Alma mater |
Indian Military Academy Command and Staff College |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) |
Tiger Jackal of Bengal (In Pakistan) |
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army (1947–71) British Indian Army (1937–47)
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| Years of service | 1937–71 |
| Rank |
  Lieutenant-General (S/No. PA-477)(stripped of his rank) |
| Unit | 4/7 Rajput Regiment |
| Commands |
GOC 10th Infantry Division GOC 8th Infantry Division 4th Para Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards |
  Military Cross  Hilal-i-Jurat (withdrawn) |
Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi (Urdu: امیر عبداللہ خان نیازی; b. 1915–1 February 2004), MC, popularly known as A.A.K. Niazi, was a former three-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army and the last Governor of East Pakistan known for commanding the Eastern Command of Pakistan military in East Pakistan during the third war with India until surrendering on 16 December 1971 to Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army.
Niazi had the area responsibility of defending the borders of East Pakistan from India and held morally responsible by authors and critics within Pakistan's military for having surrendering the Eastern Command, consisting of ~93,000–95,000 men, to the Indian Army when the preparations underwent to lay siege on Dacca. Thus ending the liberation struggle led by the Bengali Mukti Bahini which also ended the war with India amid a unilateral ceasefire called by Pakistan in 1971.
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