Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Pakistan.

3 records1971–19713 events2 places

Chronological biography

1971

Eastern CommandApril 1971

Warfare / Indian Wars · Lieutenant General · Eastern Commander · Dhaka

A. A. K. Niazi assumes command of Pakistan's Eastern Command during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Defence of East PakistanDecember 1971

Warfare / Indian Wars · Lieutenant General · Eastern Commander · East Pakistan

Niazi commands Pakistani forces in East Pakistan as Indian and Mukti Bahini forces advance toward Dhaka.

Surrender of Eastern Command16 December 1971

Warfare / Indian Wars · Lieutenant General · Eastern Commander · Dhaka

Niazi signs the instrument of surrender for Pakistani forces in East Pakistan at Dhaka.

Titles and roles

Lieutenant General · Eastern Commander

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.