Agha Ibrahim Akram

Lieutenant General Agha Ali Ibrahim Akram HI(M) SI(M) SK (Urdu: آغا علی ابراہیم اکرم; 22 September 1923 — 4 March 1989) better known as A. I. Akram was a three-star rank general, military strategist, author, historian, diplomat, and one of Pakistan's most influential soldier-scholars. In the 1980s, Akram was a well-known defence expert and defence analyst. Akram's most popular work was his biography of Khalid ibn al-Walid, The Sword of Allah which Akram published while serving in the Pakistan Army. For several years. it was compulsory reading in the Pakistan Army for admission into the Command and Staff College Quetta and has been on the leadership syllabus in the Malaysian Army. Akram was once seen as a close confidante of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and his conceptual adviser.

Akram served in several key positions including as Permanent Military Representative of Pakistan to CENTO in Ankara, Colonel Commandant Frontier Force Regiment, Deputy Martial Law Administrator - Zone F (NWFP) under President Yahya Khan and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, GOC 7 Division, Military Secretary GHQ, and Colonel Staff HQ 15 Division.

Akram dedicated his books, The Muslim Conquest of Egypt and North Africa to his son Hassan, The Muslim Conquest of Spain to his son Masood, The Falcon of The Quraish: Abdur Rahman The Immigrant of Spain to his brother Mahmud, and The Rise of Cordoba to his late wife Loge. Akram was fluent in Urdu, English, Farsi, Arabic, and Spanish, learning the latter two for research.

In the 1980s, Akram stated he opposed nuclear weapons and suggested that Pakistan and other developing countries should use nuclear energy. Akram expected that by the end of the 20th century, only about 10 countries would have nuclear weapons.