1. Athar Abbas was born on 23 June 1955 and is a former Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations and former Ambassador of Pakistan to Ukraine from 2015 to 2018.
13 Facts About Athar Abbas
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Athar Abbas retired from active military service after 35 years in June 2012.
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General Abbas was commissioned in October 1976 in the 54th PMA Long Course from the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul into the Pakistan Armoured Corps.
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Athar Abbas has held various command, staff and instructional appointments that include command of an armoured regiment, armoured brigade and armoured division.
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Athar Abbas has been General Staff officer in various armoured formations.
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Athar Abbas is a graduate of Command and Staff College, Quetta and Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College, Malaysia.
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Athar Abbas is a participant of the Executive Course at Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Hawaii, US.
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Athar Abbas has attended Armed Forces War Course and National Defence Course at the National Defence University, Islamabad.
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Athar Abbas has been on the faculty of Command and Staff College, Quetta and National Defence College, Islamabad.
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Athar Abbas holds a master's degrees in War Studies as well as Strategic Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
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Athar Abbas was promoted to major general in June 2005 and had commanded an armoured division in Kharian from June 2005 to June 2007.
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Athar Abbas is married with three children, two daughters and a son.
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Athar Abbas has 4 brothers, 3 of them are journalists Azhar Abbas, Mazhar Abbas, and Zaffar Abbas.