General Mirza Aslam Beg
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| Birth name | Mirza Aslam Beg |
| Nickname(s) | General Baig |
| Born |
2 August 1931 Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, British Indian Empire (Present day, India) |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1952–1991 |
| Rank |
  General
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| Service number | PA No. – 4064 |
| Unit | Baloch Regiment |
| Commands held |
Chief of Army Staff Adjutant General (AG) Chief of General Staff (CGS) XI Corps, Peshawar Vice Chief of Army Staff Chief Instructor (CI) at NDU 14th Army Division, Okara |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Siachen conflict Afghanistan war of 1991 Operation Desert Storm |
| Awards |
 Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat (civil) Tamgha-e-Jamhuriat (civil) |
Mirza Aslam Beg, (Urdu: مرزا اسلم بیگ; born 2 August 1931), is a retired four-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army, who served as its Chief of Army Staff from 1988 until his retirement in 1991. His appointment as chief of army staff came when his predecessor, President General Zia-ul-Haq, died in an air crash on 17 August 1988.
Beg's tenure witnessed Benazir Bhutto as being elected Prime Minister in November 1988, and the restoration of democracy and the civilian control of the military in the country. Controversial accusations were leveled against him of financing the Islamic Democracy Alliance (IDA), the conservative and right-wing opposition alliance against left-wing PPP, and rigging subsequent general elections in 1990. As a result of general elections, Nawaz Sharif was elected Prime Minister in 1990, but fell out with Beg when the latter recommended support for Iraq during the Gulf War. Beg was denied an extension from President Ghulam Ishaq Khan soon after in 1991, and replaced by General Asif Nawaz as chief of army staff. Apart from his military career, Beg briefly tenured as professor of security studies at the National Defence University (NDU) and regularly writes columns in The Nation.
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