Mustansir Billah

Brigadier Mustansir Billah (Urdu: مستنصر بالله) is a former general of the Pakistan Army. He was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for being party to an attempted coup d'état against the civilian government of Benazir Bhutto in 1995 while he was still a serving Brigadier general. No political party was linked to this coup attempt as determined by the courts.

This article is about A Pakistani general. For the Fatimid Caliph, see Al-Mustansir Billah.
Mustansir Billah
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistan Army
Years of serviceunknown–1995
Rank Brigadier
Commands heldDeputy Military Secretary at General Headquarters
Battles/warsOperation Khalifa
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Updated: 11 June 2021

Brigadier Mustansar Billah, deputy military secretary at the General Headquarters (GHQ) was the alleged brain behind the 1995 Pakistani coup d'etat attempt.[2]

Military career

In 1995, he plotted a coup against the Government of Benazir Bhutto along with Major General Zahirul Islam Abbasi. The coup named Operation Khalifa aimed at taking over the GHQ at the time of a Corps Commanders’ Conference, by eliminating key commanders, and then taking over the country with the ultimate objective of imposing a Taliban-style Sunni government.[3][4]

Imprisonment and Release

After the coup failed, He was court-martialled and imprisoned for 14 years in 1995 and released in 2009.[5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. "About Mustansir Billah". YouTube.
  2. "Arrest of senior officers for plotting a coup reveals threat Benazir faces from the Right". 28 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. "Cover Story:Jihadis in the Ranks". Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. "FUNDAMENTALIST COUP PLOT REPORTED IN PAKISTAN". 16 October 1995. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. "Ex-servicemen's conviction: SC dismisses review pleas". 8 January 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. "Supreme Court rejects review pleas of 1995 coup plotters - The Nation". 9 January 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. "Jihadism and the military in Pakistan". 11 August 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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