Aziz Khan (general)
General Muhammad Aziz Khan NI(M) HI(M) SBt TBt (Urdu: محمّد عزیز خان ; 1 January 1947), best known as Aziz Khan, is a retired Pakistani four-star rank army general who served as the 11th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, appointed in October 2001 until his retirement in 2005.
General Muhammad Aziz Khan | |
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| جنرل محمد عزیز خان | |
Gen. Aziz Khan in c. 2001 | |
| 11th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 7 October 2001 – 6 October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Gen. Pervez Musharraf |
| Succeeded by | Gen. Ehsan ul Haq |
| President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Arif Ali Khan Abbasi |
| Succeeded by | Tariq Kirmani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Aziz Khan 1 January 1947 Pallandri, Kashmir, British India |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1964–2004 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 12th Punjab Regiment |
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| Battles/wars | |
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Before surprisingly superseding several military officers for the appointment as the Chairman joint chiefs in 2001, Gen. Aziz was the leading general who commanded the Northern Command against the Indian Army in the 1999 Kargil War.
In 1999, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had tried to stop a commercial flight from landing with Army Chief Pervez Musharraf onboard so Sharif could appoint a new Army Chief. As a result, Aziz was one of the four army generals who helped to initiate the military turnover, after the plane landed, against the civilian government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.