Zahirul Islam Abbasi

Major General

Zahirul Islam Abbasi
Major General; Zahirul Islam Abbasi
Native name	ﻇﻬﻴﺮ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﺑﺎﺳﻰ
Nickname(s)	Zaheer bhai
Born	12 January 1943; Hazara, British India
Died	30 July 2009 (aged 66); Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1963–1995
Rank	Major General
Unit	Baloch Regiment
Commands	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;

Zahirul Islam Abbasi (Urdu: ظہیر الاسلام عباسی; 12 January 1943 – 30 July 2009) was a major 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.