Zakir Ali Zaidi
Pakistani military officer (died 2020)
About Zakir Ali Zaidi
Lived 1901 – 2020 (aged 118–119). Zakir Ali Zaidi was a Pakistani.
Syed Zakir Ali Zaidi (died 29 December 2020 ) was a retired Pakistani military officer who served as president of the National Defence University from 1 August 1989 to 18 June 1990.
Biography Zaidi began his military career in 1954 with the Baloch Regiment. He commanded the XII Corps (Southern Command), and the II Corps (Multan Corps). He retired from active duty in 1991 and subsequently served as the head of the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad.
In 2008, he was part of a group of retired generals that called on Pervez Musharraf to resign, who had held power since a military coup in 1999.
Awards Zaidi was the recipient of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (M), Sitara-e-Basalat, and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (M).
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Who was Zakir Ali Zaidi?
Pakistani military officer (died 2020)
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Zakir Ali Zaidi was born in 1901.
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Zakir Ali Zaidi died on 29 December 2020.
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Zakir Ali Zaidi was Pakistani.
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