PropertyValue
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  • Aboobaker Osman Mitha
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  • Major General Aboobaker Osman Mitha, usually shortened to AO Mitha, (1923–99), HJ, SPk, SQA, was a legendary two-star rank general who was the pioneer of the "stay behind" concept and founder of Pakistan's Special Service Group (SSG), an independent Commando Brigade of the Pakistan Army. He was to the SSG what David Stirling was to Britain's Special Air Service.
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Unit
  • 4
  • 9
  • 19
  • Parachute Regiment
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serviceyears
  • 1941
Commands
death place
  • Islamabad, Pakistan
Name
  • Aboobaker Osman Mitha
Birth Place
  • Bombay, British Indian Empire
Awards
Rank
  • 23
Image size
  • 200
Battles
servicenumber
  • PA-649
abstract
  • Major General Aboobaker Osman Mitha, usually shortened to AO Mitha, (1923–99), HJ, SPk, SQA, was a legendary two-star rank general who was the pioneer of the "stay behind" concept and founder of Pakistan's Special Service Group (SSG), an independent Commando Brigade of the Pakistan Army. He was to the SSG what David Stirling was to Britain's Special Air Service.