Ali Kuli Khan Khattak
Lieutenant General Ali Kuli Khan Khattak HI(M) (Urdu: على قلى خان) is a retired Pakistani three-star rank general officer and former field commander of X Corps.
Lieutenant General Ali Kuli Khan Khattak | |
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| Native name | على قلى خان |
| Birth name | Ali Kuli Khan Khattak |
| Nickname(s) | Kuli |
| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Zarki Nasrati, NWFP, British India (present-day Takht-e-Nasrati Tehsil,(District Karak) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Service/ | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1964-1999 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | 12th Baloch, Baloch Regiment |
| Commands held | Chief of General Staff X Corps 8th Army Division Command and Staff College Military Intelligence (DGMI) |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
Prior to this field assignment, he was the chief of general staff and also directed the directorate-general of the Military Intelligence (DGMI) during his career. Khattak was also an instructor in the National Defence University before being elevated to the senior staff appointments. He has been credited for foresight in predicting the dangers of terrorism and the public appraised reputation when thwarting the conspiracy hatched by infiltrated rogue officers against the government of Prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
He was superseded by the former Prime minister Nawaz Sharif after approving the appointment of Khattak's course-mate, General Pervez Musharraf to four-star rank and chief of army staff.