Athar Abbas

Infobox Military Person


|name= Athar Abbas
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allegiance= flagicon|PAK Pakistan
branch=Pakistan Army
serviceyears= 1976–
rank= Major General
current position= DG ISPR
commands= 6th Armoured Division, Kharian
DG Inter-Services Public Relations
unit= Armored Corps
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Major General Athar Abbas is a Pakistani Army General who replaced Major General Waheed Arshad as the new Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) on January 14 2008.cite press release
title = Athar Abbas takes over as new DG ISPR
publisher = ISPR
date = 2008-01-14
url = http://www.ispr.gov.pk/General/dg.htm
accessdate = 2008-01-15]

General Abbas was commissioned in October 1976 from the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul into the Armoured Corps. He has held various command, staff and instructional appointments that include command of an armoured regiment, armoured brigade and armoured division. He has been General Staff Officer (Operations) in various armoured formations. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College, Quetta and Armed Forces Staff College, Malaysia. He is a participant of the Executive Course at Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Hawaii, USA. He has attended Armed Forces War Course and National Defence Course at the National Defence College, Islamabad. He has been on the faculty of Command and Staff College, Quetta and National Defence College, Islamabad. He hold Masters Degrees in War Studies as well as Strategic Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. He was promoted Major General in June 2005 and has commanded an armoured division in Kharian from June 2005 to June 2007. Before joining Inter Services Public Relations Directorate, General Abbas was serving as Director General Quartering and Lands in Quartermaster General’s Branch, General Headquarters. After his appointed as the DG ISPR, Major General Mohammad Farooq has been replaced at his previous position.cite news
last = Shiekh
first = Shakil
coauthors =
title = Maj-Gen Athar is new DG ISPR
work =
pages =
language = English
publisher = The News
date = 2008-01-14
url = http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=12179
accessdate = 2008-01-15] Three of General Abbas's brothers are associated with journalism, working with leading media organisations. He is married with three children.

ee also

*ISPR
*Pakistan Army
*Military of Pakistan

References

External links

* [http://www.ispr.gov.pk ISPR Official Website]

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