Abdul Hamid Khan (Urdu: عبد الحمید خان) was a prominent Pakistani general in the Pakistan Army.

[2] Hamid Khan was born on 29 April 1917 in Maymyo, British Burma (Now, Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar) to a Punjabi-Kashmiri father and a Burmese domestic servant mother.

[1] His father, a well-educated civil servant, had moved to Burma from Punjab, as part of the British Colonial Administration.

[3] Growing up in the colonial environment of Burma, Khan was exposed to a structured, disciplined life from an early age, which influenced his later career.

[5] After being commissioned in July 1939, Hamid Khan was initially attached to the Somerset Light Infantry for experience from 11 August 1939.

[8][9] After the Indo-Pak war of 1965, Abdul Hamid Khan was promoted to lieutenant general and served as the commander of I Corps, Pakistans primary strike formation and a strategically important garrison town near the Indian border.

[3] In March 1969, Pakistan experienced severe political unrest and street protests against the regime of President Ayub Khan, largely driven by dissatisfaction with his policies and governance.

Amid this chaos, General Yahya Khan, the then Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, removed Ayub and imposed martial law on 25 March 1969.

Yahya took over as President of Pakistan, and in recognition of his loyalty and leadership, Lt. Gen. Abdul Hamid Khan was appointed multiple roles.

However, due to subsequent orders to halt movements, the offensive was delayed and ultimately did not proceed before the ceasefire on December 17, 1971.