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Khalid Mahmud Arif

NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) SBt LoM
General; Khalid Mahmud Arif; NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) SBt LoM
	General Khalid
Native name	خالد محمود عارف
Other name(s)	K.M. Arif
Born	29 December 1930; Jalandhar, East Punjab, British India (present-day in India)
Died	6 March 2020 (aged 89)
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1947–87
Rank	General
Service number	PA–3107
Unit	11th Cavalry (Frontier Force), Armoured Corps
Commands held	Vice Chief of Army Staff; Ins-Gen. Training and Evaluation; DG Military Intelligence (DGMI); OC, 111th Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 Operation Searchlight; Bangladesh Liberation War; Operation Fair Play Operation Sentinel; Operation Brasstacks; Kirana-I;
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military); Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military); Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military); Sitara-e-Basalat; Legion of Merit
Other work	Military historian

General Khalid Mahmud Arif NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) SBt LoM (Urdu: خالد محمود عارف 29 December 1930 – 6 March 2020)^[2] popularly known as K.M. Arif, was a senior officer of the Pakistan Army, serving as the vice-chief of army staff under President Zia-ul-Haq, who retained the command of the army since 1976.^[4]^[5]

His career in the army was mostly spent in the military intelligence, and served in the East Pakistan Rifles, briefly fighting in the civil war aided by neighboring India.^[6]^: 140 Upon repatriation to Pakistan in 1973, he continued with his military service in the army and eventually ascended as director-general of military intelligence before assuming the staff appointment at the Army GHQ.^[6]^: 175 Appointed as vice-chief of army staff in 1984, he played crucial role in stabilizing the administration of President Zia-ul-Haq, and was succeeded by General Mirza Aslam Beg as army chief in March 1987.^[7]^: 701

Upon his retirement in 1987, he authored several books on the political and military history of Pakistan, of which Working With Zia: Pakistan's Power Politics is the best known.

^ "The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal". 1986.
^ ^a ^b "Gen KM Arif passes away". The News International (Pakistan). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). armypubs.army.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Gen Khalid Mehmood Arif". www.pakarmymuseum.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ "Khalid Mahmud Arif". Goodreads. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Broocking Institute of Press was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal". 1986.

[death-2] "Gen KM Arif passes away". The News International (Pakistan). Retrieved 7 March 2020.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). armypubs.army.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Gen Khalid Mehmood Arif". www.pakarmymuseum.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[5] "Khalid Mahmud Arif". Goodreads. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[Broocking_Institute_of_Press-6] Cite error: The named reference Broocking Institute of Press was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Institute_for_Defence_Studies_and_Analyses-7] Cite error: The named reference Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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