Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Pakistan.

5 records1979–19875 events4 places

Chronological biography

1979

ISI Leadership1979

Warfare / Russia War · Lieutenant General · Director General ISI · Islamabad

Akhtar Abdur Rahman becomes Director General of the ISI as the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan transforms Pakistan's security environment.

1980

Support for Afghan Resistance1980

Warfare / Russia War · Lieutenant General · Director General ISI · Peshawar

Akhtar recommends sustained Pakistani support for Afghan resistance groups fighting Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

Covert Arms Support24 May 1980

Warfare / Russia War · Lieutenant General · Director General ISI · Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

Akhtar briefs senior Pakistani officers on weapons being covertly supplied to Afghan insurgents resisting Soviet forces.

1986

Afghan Resistance Support1986

Warfare / Russia War · Lieutenant General · Director General ISI · Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

Akhtar continues directing the ISI system that channels foreign military assistance to Afghan resistance groups.

1987

Chairman Joint ChiefsMarch 1987

Warfare / Russia War · General · Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee · Rawalpindi

Akhtar leaves the ISI and becomes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee while the Afghan war continues.

Titles and roles

General · Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee · Lieutenant General · Director General ISI

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.