Safdar Butt
Pakistani cricket administrator (1928–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ghulam Safdar Butt (13 March 1928 – 1 May 2006) was the first three-star rank General in the Corps of engineers of the Pakistan Army. He also held the honour of being the first PhD of the Pakistan army.
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Lieutenant General Ghulam Safdar Butt غلام صفدر بٹ | |
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Birth name | Ghulam Safdar Butt |
Nickname(s) | Safdar |
Born | (1928-03-13)13 March 1928 Sukkur, Sindh, British Indian Empire, (present-day Pakistan) |
Died | 1 May 2006(2006-05-01) (aged 78) Lahore, Pakistan |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Service/ | Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1948–1987 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | PA – 2725 |
Unit | Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers |
Commands held | DG Frontier Works Organization DG Lowari Tunnel Organization Managing Director PARCO Military Engineering Service Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Awards | Sitara-e-Basalat Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) |
Other work | Chairman WAPDA Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited |
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