12 January 1943 (1943-01-12) Hazara, British India
Died
30 July 2009 (2009-07-31) (aged 66) Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Allegiance
Pakistan
Service/branch
Pakistan Army
Years of service
1963–1995
Rank
Major General
Unit
Baloch Regiment
Commands held
14th Infantry Brigade, Siachen
Director General Infantry Corps (DGIC)
Defence Attaché of Pakistan to India
Battles/wars
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Indo-Pakistani War of 1984
Soviet–Afghan War
1995 Pakistani coup d'état attempt
Awards
Sitara-e-Jurat
Sitara-i-Basalat
Tamgha-i-Khidmat
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Imtiazi Sanad
Major General Zahirul Islam Abbasi (Urdu: ﻇﻬﻴﺮ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﺑﺎﺳﻰ; 12 January 1943 – 30 July 2009) was a former commander and general of the Pakistan Army. Serving in the Siachen region of the disputed territory of Kashmir, Abbasi planned and executed assaults on Indian Army posts. Abbasi was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for being party to an attempted coup d'état against the civilian government of Benazir Bhutto in 1995 while he was still a serving major general. No political party was linked to this coup attempt as determined by the courts.
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