| 词条 | Athar Abbas |
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|name= Athar Abbas |birth_date= 23 June 1955[1] | office1 = Ambassador of Pakistan to Ukraine |term_start1 = 2015 |term_end1 = | office2 = Director General of the Inter Services Public Relations |term_start2 = 2008 |term_end2 = 2012 |predecessor2 = Waheed Arshad |successor2 = Asim Saleem Bajwa |birth_place= Lahore |death_place= |image=Athar Abbas - 17058803.jpg |caption=Major General Athar Abbas |nickname= |relations = Siblings: Mazhar Abbas, Azhar Abbas, Zaffar Abbas | education = Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, National Defence University, Quaid-i-Azam University |allegiance= {{flagicon|PAK}} Pakistan |branch= Pakistan Army |serviceyears= 1976 – 2012 |rank= Major General |current position= |commands= 6th Armoured Division, Kharian DG Quartering and Lands DG Inter-Services Public Relations |unit=Army Armored Corps |battles=Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 War in North-West Pakistan
|awards= Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)[1] }}Major General Athar Abbas is a former Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) who has been serving as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Ukraine since 2015.[1] A two-star general of the Pakistan Army he served as DG of ISPR from January 2008 to June 2012.[2] He retired from active military service after 35 years in June 2012.[1] Military careerGeneral Abbas was commissioned in October 1976 in the 54th PMA Long Course from the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul into the Pakistan 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 Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College, Malaysia.[2] After 35 years of active military service, Athar Abbas retired in June 2012.[1] EducationHe is a participant of the Executive Course at Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Hawaii, US. He has attended Armed Forces War Course and National Defence Course at the National Defence University, Islamabad. He has been on the faculty of Command and Staff College, Quetta and National Defence College, Islamabad. He holds a master's degrees in War Studies as well as Strategic Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.[1] He was promoted to Major General in June 2005 and had commanded an armoured division in Kharian from June 2005 to June 2007.[2] Other Office AppointmentsBefore joining Inter Services Public Relations Directorate, General Abbas was serving as Director General Quartering and Lands in Quartermaster General’s Branch, General Headquarters. After he was appointed as the DG ISPR, Major General Mohammad Farooq replaced him at his previous position.[3] FamilyAthar Abbas is married with three children, two daughters and a son.[2][1] Three of his brothers are associated with journalism and the media, working with the leading Pakistani media organisations.[3] His brothers are Mazhar Abbas (worked for ARY Group Television Network and headed the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists for several years), Azhar Abbas Geo News (TV Network) Managing Director, Zaffar Abbas, Editor of Dawn (newspaper). See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Profile of Athar Abbas on Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan website Retrieved 28 November 2017 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite press release |title = Athar Abbas takes over as new DG ISPR (Profile of Athar Abbas) |publisher = ISPR |date = 2008-01-14 |url = http://www.ispr.gov.pk/General/dg.htm |accessdate = 28 November 2017 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080116023913/http://ispr.gov.pk/General/dg.htm |archivedate = 2008-01-16 |df = }} 3. ^1 {{cite news | last = Sheikh | first = Shakil | coauthors = | title = Maj-Gen Athar is new DG ISPR | work = | pages = | publisher = The News International (newspaper) | date =9 January 2008 | url = https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/654558 | accessdate =28 November 2017}} External links
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