Arif Bangash

Lieutenant General (R) Muhammad Arif Bangash is a retired Pakistan Army three-star general who served as governor of the North-West Frontier province of Pakistan.[1]

Lieutenant General Muhammad Arif Bangash
19th Governor of North-West Frontier Province
In office
November 11, 1996 – August 17, 1999
PresidentFarooq Ahmad Khan Leghari
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
Preceded byKhurshid Ali Khan
Succeeded byMiangul Aurangzeb
Personal details
Born1935 (age 84–85)
Hangu, British India (now Pakistan)
AwardsHilal-i-Imtiaz Sitar-I-Basalat
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1954 – 1994
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitPunjab Regiment
CommandsSchool of Infantry and Tactics (SI&T), Quetta
IG Frontier Corps (IGFC), Peshawar
9th Infantry Division, Kohat
IG Training and Evaluation (IGT&E)
V Corps, Karachi
Quarter-Master General (QMG)
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistan War of 1965
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971

Military career

He belongs to the famous family of the Khans of Hangu. Arif Bangash was commissioned in the Punjab Regiment on 18 October 1959 in the 20th PMA Long Course. He was a course-mate of Lt Gen Farrakh Khan and General Abdul Waheed Kakar, the army chief. During his army career, Bangash attended Staff college, National (1971) Defense College (1981) and German General Staff course at Fuhrung Academie at Hamburg (1977–78). After command of a Mountain Brigade he was posted as commandant of School of Infantry and Tactics (SI&T) in Quetta (1981–1984). He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1984 and served as Inspector General Frontier Corps (1984–1986) and later commanded 9th Infantry Division at Kohat (1986–1989). During his stay in Kohat, Bangash founded Garrison Cadet College Kohat. He was promoted as lieutenant general in August 1989 and served as Inspector General Training and Evaluation (IGT&E) at the GHQ (1989 - 1991). From there, he went on as Commander V Corps, Karachi (1991 - 1992) overseeing the deteriorating situation in Karachi and Quarter-Master General at the GHQ (1992–1994). He retired from Army as QMG in 1994.

Post-retirement career

Arif Bangash took over as Managing Director of Fauji Foundation in April 1996 and stayed there till October, 1996. Later he was appointed the governor of North-West Frontier province on November 11, 1996 where he replaced Maj Gen (retd) Khurshid Ali Khan. He stayed as governor for less than three years before he resigned on 17 August 1999.[2]

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References
  1. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
  2. "Three governors replaced to consolidate power base" Daily Dawn, 18 August 1999
Political offices
Preceded by
Khurshid Ali Khan		 Governor of North-West Frontier Province
1996 – 1999		 Succeeded by
Miangul Aurangzeb
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