Ahsan Saleem Hyat
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Ahsan Saleem Hyat
| Ahsan Saleem Hayat | |
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 General Saleem Hayat in a Pakistan Army Parade |
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| Born | January 10, 1948 |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/branch |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1968–2007 |
| Rank |  General |
| Service number | PA – 9572 |
| Unit | Army Armoured Corps |
| Commands held | DG Planning at COAS Secretariat Chief Instructor AFWC at NDC Quarter-Master General (QMG) V Corps, Karachi Vice Chief of Army Staff |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
General Ahsan Saleem Hyat (Urdu: احسن سلیم حیات; born January 10, 1948) is a retired Pakistan Army senior four-star general who was the Vice Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army from 2004 to 2007. He was replaced by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on October 8, 2007.
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Army career
He attended PAF Public School, Sargodha.[1] He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army Armored Corps in October 1967 and is from 10th War Course (thus senior to 40th PMA Long Course, but junior to 39th PMA).
As a Brigadier General, he commanded the elite 3rd Independent Armored Brigade based in Lahore from 1991-1993. In 1993, he was posted as Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of Command and Staff College, Quetta. He also served as DG Planning at the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Secretariat. He also served as the Chief Instructor of Armed Forces War College at the then National Defence College, Islamabad before being promoted to Lieutenant General in December 2000.[2]
Assassination attempt
Before being appointed vice chief, he was the commander of V Corps at Karachi. This formation's area of operation covers almost the entire territory of the province of Sind. During this period, he survived an assassination attempt when his convoy was attacked by militants, who belonged to terrorist outfit Jundallah (Pakistan) or the Army of God. At least 11 men in his escort were killed, but he survived.[3]
Vice Chief of Army Staff
He was commander of V Corps at the time of his promotion to four-star general, and he replaced General Yusaf Khan as the Vice Chief of Army Staff whose term expired in October 2004. Hyat was fourth in seniority when he ascended to the post of VCOAS. Lieutenant Generals Hamid Javaid, Javed Hassan, and Munir Hafiez were senior to him; hence standing superseded once Hyat was promoted. His term expired in October 2007. He was replaced by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who became the country's new army chief once General Pervez Musharraf retired from the army.
General Ahsan later became the Colonel-in-Chief of the Armoured Corps at the Armoured Corps Regimental Center, Nowshera on 5 May 2005 succeeding General Yusaf Khan, the previous Colonel-in-Chief.[4]
Notes
- ^ 'PAF Public School Sargodha Alumni'
- ^ "Chief Instructors Gallery" National Defence University, Islamabad accessed 6 October 2009
- ^ 'Appointment of new CJCSC and VCOAS'
- ^ "Armed Forces fully capable to perform Task: Musharraf" The Pakistan Times, 3 May 2005
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| Preceded by Yusaf Khan |
Vice Chief of Army Staff 2004 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Ashfaq Parvez Kayani |
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