Gul Hassan Khan
| Gul Hassan Khan | |
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Gul Khan (photographed as a Maj. Gen.)
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| Birth name | Gul Hassan Khan |
| Born | 1921 Quetta, Balochistan, British India (Present-day Pakistan) |
| Died | 10 October 1999 |
| Buried at | Pabbi, Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1933-1972 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant-General(Stripped from rank) |
| Service number | PA-457 |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
| Commands held |
Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army Chief of General Staff (CGS) 1st Armoured Division Directorate for Military Operations |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 |
| Awards | Star of Pakistan (Withdrawn) |
| Other work | Author |
Gul Hassan Khan (Urdu: گل حسن خان) (1921; b. 1921—10 October 1999) , was a former lieutenant-general and the last Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army, serving under President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto from 20 December 1971 until 3 March 1972.
He was court-martial in the light of Hamoodur Rahman Commission and tried by the Judge Advocate General who withdraw his military honors and relieved him of his command while denied of his pension. He was succeeded by Tikka Khan who was ascended as four-star rank and designated as the Chief of Army Staff.
Gul Hassan Khan was born in Quetta, Balochistan, British India into a middle class Pashtun family in 1921. In 1939, he was admitted and joined the Indian Military College in Rashtriya and moved to the Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun to graduate from there in 1942. He was an excellent Hockey player and an gained fame as boxer at the Military Academy.
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