Aboobaker Osman Mitha

Major General

Aboobaker Osman Mitha

HJ SQA TPk
Major General; Aboobaker Osman Mitha; HJ SQA TPk
Nickname(s)	A.O. Mitha
Born	1923; Bombay, Maharashtra, British Indian Empire (Present-day India)
Died	December 1, 1999 (aged 76); Islamabad, Pakistan
Allegiance	British India (1942-47); Pakistan (1947-72)
Service/branch	British Indian Army; Pakistan Army
Years of service	1942–1972
Rank	Major General
Unit	Parachute Regiment
Commands held	Special Services Group; Quartermaster General GHQ; Pakistan Military Academy;
Battles/wars	World War II Burma Campaign; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Bangladesh Liberation War;
Awards	Hilal-e-Jurat (Withdrawn); Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam; Tamgha-e-Pakistan; 1939-1945 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-1945;

Major General Aboobaker Osman Mitha HJ SQA TPk (Urdu: ابو بكر عثمان مِٹها ;–1923–1999), popularized as A.O. Mitha, was a Pakistan Army general who is considered a legend in the Pakistan Army, and a "stay behind" conceptual founder of Special Services Group (SSG). With the help from the United States' Special Forces, he created the special forces unit in Cherat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1956.

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