S.M. Abbasi (1926 or 1928–2002), also known as Lieutenant-General Sahibzada Muhammad Sadiq ur-Rashid Ibrahim Abbasi, was an officer of the Pakistan Army. He was born at Bahawalpur, got his early education from Aitchison College at Lahore, and then joined the Royal Pakistan Army. He was commissioned in 1 Mountain Regiment, Royal Pakistan Artillery on 25 November 1948 as a 2nd Lieutenant. During this time, he received a military education from the Royal Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, India; Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul; Royal Pakistan Artillery School, Nowshera; and the Royal Artillery School, Larkhill, Wilts.
The Pakistan Army is the principle land warfare uniformed service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It came into its modern existence from the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of British India that resulted in the parliamentary act that established the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom on 14 August of 1947. According to the estimation provided by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in 2017, the Pakistan Army has approximately 500,000 active duty personnel, supported by the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. In Pakistan, the age of military enlistment is 17–23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18 according to its nation's constitution.
Bahawalpur (بہاولپور), is a city located in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Bahawalpur is the 11th largest city in Pakistan with an estimated population of 798,509.
Aitchison College is an independent, semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13. The school is located in Lahore, Pakistan.Established in 1886 as Aitchison College, it has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curricular activities as tools for character development. The school follows a curriculum designed to culminate in International General Certificate of Education and AS Level/A Level qualifications and is geared towards preparing students for university education. Almost 90% of boys who graduate study overseas for their bachelor program with many gaining entry to the world's top universities. The institute is the only Cambridge Examination Centre situated in a school. Aitchison College is a member of G20 Schools of the World.
He remained Major General Artillery (now called DG Arty) and was promoted to rank of Lieutenant-General in 1978. He became commander of V Corps in Karachi from 1978 to 1980. During this time, he also served as martial law administrator Zone D (Baluchistan) in General Zia ul Haq.
Karachi is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the most populous city in Pakistan, and fifth-most-populous city proper in the world. Ranked as a beta world city, the city is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre and is considered as the cultural, economic, philanthropic, educational, and political hub of the country. Karachi is also Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city. Situated on the Arabian Sea, Karachi serves as a transport hub, and is home to Pakistan's two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, as well as the Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport.
He also served as Governor of Sind from 1978 until his retirement in 1984. He received the Nishan-i-Pakistan, Hilal-i-Imtiaz.
He married Begum Yasmin Sultana, daughter of Mir Maqbul Mahmud, in Lahore on 27 February 1960. He died from heart failure at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on 21 March 2002. He is buried at Nawabi Cemetery, Fort Derawar. He had one son and two daughters.
Lahore is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Lahore is the country's second-most populous city after Karachi, and is one of Pakistan's wealthiest cities with an estimated GDP of $58.14 billion (PPP) as of 2015. Lahore is the largest city, and historic cultural centre of the Punjab region, and one of Pakistan's most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan cities.
Rawalpindi, commonly known as Pindi, is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Rawalpindi is adjacent to Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, and the two are jointly known as the "twin cities" on account of strong social and economic links between the cities. Rawalpindi is the fourth-largest city in Pakistan by population, while the larger Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the country's third-largest metropolitan area.
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