Ahsan Saleem Hyat

Infobox Military Person
name= Ahsan Saleem Hyat
lived= born January 10, 1948 (age 60)
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placeofdeath=


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allegiance= flagicon|PAK Pakistan
branch=Pakistan Army
serviceyears= 1968–2007
rank= General
current position=
commands= DG Planning at COAS Secretariat
Quarter-Master General (QMG)
V Corps (Karachi)
Vice Chief of Army Staff
unit= Armoured Corps
battles=Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
awards=Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
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General (retd) Ahsan Saleem Hyat (Urdu: احسن سلیم حیات; born January 10, 1948) was the vice chief of army staff of Pakistan Army from 2004 to 2007. He was replaced by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on October 8, 2007.

Army career

Initial Training

He attended PAF Public School, Sargodha. [ [http://www.ppss.edu.pk/achievements.htm 'PAF Public School Sargodha Alumni'] ] He was commissioned in the Armored Corps of the Army in 1968.

As a Brigadier, he commanded the elite 3rd Independent Armored Brigade based in Lahore from 1991-1993. In 1993, he was posted as Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of Command and Staff College, Quetta. He also served as DG Planning at the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Secretariat.

Corps Commander and assassination attempt

Before being appointed vice chief, he was the commander of V-Corps at Karachi. This formation's area of operation covers almost the entire territory of the province of Sind. During this period, he survived an assassination attempt when his convoy was attacked by militants, who belonged to terrorist outfit Jandullah or the "Army of God". At least 11 men in his escort were killed, but he survived. [ [http://www.dawn.com/2004/10/03/top1.htm 'Appointment of new CJCSC and VCOAS' ] ]

Vice Chief of Army Staff

He was commander of V-Corps at the time of his promotion to four star general, and he replaced General Yusaf Khan as the vice chief whose term expired in October 2004. His term expired in October 2007. He was replaced by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who became the country's new army chief once General Pervez Musharraf retired from the army.

General Ahsan later became the Colonel-in-Chief of the Armoured Corps at the Armoured Corps Regimental Center, Nowshera on 5 May, 2005 succeeding General Yusaf Khan, the previous Colonel-in-Chief. [ [http://pakistantimes.net/2005/05/03/top2.htm "Armed Forces fully capable to perform Task: Musharraf"] "The Pakistan Times", 3 May, 2005]

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