Post by Areff on Nov 25, 2012 7:14:43 GMT
General Kiyani: The Rare Persona of Leadership
Submitted by Aurangzeb on November 19, 2012 – 12:32 am
By Sh Fahad and Aneela Shahzad
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is a man who will leave his mark on not only Pakistan, but this region and perhaps the world as a whole. Known as a “quiet man” in military and diplomatic circles, no man has ever raised more curiosity than Pakistan’s current Chief of Army Staff – whom the Americans say they cannot ‘read’.
Time magazine ranked him 20th in the list of “Leaders & Revolutionaries” of the world in 2008 and 17th in the same list in 2009. He was also named in the Newsweek “Top 50 Global Elite” and the New Statesman “The 50 people who matter today” being placed on 20th and 24th in the lists respectively. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani was named the 34th most powerful person in 2011 by Forbes Magazine.
Generals don’t go to fight. In an unprecedented move, General Kayani however did fly an F-16 fighter jet with a co-pilot to take part in an air operation against militants in the country’s northwest in 2009 – to experience the battle first-hand – to lead from the front.
PKKH takes a candid look at the man behind turning the tides of war in Pakistan’s Favour and bringing peace in the region, and discusses the extraordinary brilliance of our Commander in Chief since an early age. With exclusive never-seen-before photographs of General Kayani’s early military career.
Every young blood of Pakistan that joins its great Army does so with a dream nurturing his soul; the dream of becoming a General! Yet the quest for the elusive fourth star on the shoulder is only achieved by a rare few. Gen Ashfaq Kayani is one of them.
General Kayani is a silent soldier with a pensive look and shy smile. Kayani is well known for his chain-smoking, love of golf, and of course, his brilliance on the battlefield.
It is said that the way to truly rank an officer is to ask what his inferiors think of him, and no doubt he is one of the most highly regarded men who ever took up a command stick. His reputation is famous and his leadership battle-tested, his name is mentioned with awe and respect far beyond the borders he is tasked to protect. Time magazine ranked him 20th in the list of “Leaders & Revolutionaries” of the world in 2008.
Thoughtful and contemplative, courageous and decisive, he is not one to trumpet his image. What he does, he does for his beloved Army, for his beloved people, and for this country. Since the day he took charge his every action has proven his capacity to ignore self-interest and always put Pakistan first.
Great times call for great men and great challenges call for great insight. General Kayani is one of the many that Pakistan has produced to face its great challenges head-on. If the General personifies his Army, the nation is safe. And how could it not be? General Kayani leads the noblest Army in the world, the arsenal of Pakistan. In leading the defense of Pakistan, General Kayani, is very well supported by General Khaled Shameem Wynne, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; Asif Sandila, the Naval Chief, and Tahir Rafik Butt, the Air force Chief.
Under Kayani’s leadership, Pakistan army conducted the biggest exercise in its history called “Azm e Nau”. The exercise was meant to deter India’s Cold Start attack. In the event of a terrorist attack in India, India would initiate this Cold Start doctrine plan to launch a mass scale attack inside Pakistan territory. Azm e Nau exercise caused shivers in Indian ranks and after this exercise, the word Cold Start attack perished from the Indian media.
Today Pakistan, defending itself at multiple fronts, while each passing day brings victory closer; it is the blessings of Allah and the brilliance of our military leadership that is making the difference.
Leadership is the key for victory, but it is rarely born overnight. Like an exquisite sculpture, it is honed and chiseled in many thousands of hours of patient work and grit. It is very difficult to build – impossible to fake.
Submitted by Aurangzeb on November 19, 2012 – 12:32 am
By Sh Fahad and Aneela Shahzad
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is a man who will leave his mark on not only Pakistan, but this region and perhaps the world as a whole. Known as a “quiet man” in military and diplomatic circles, no man has ever raised more curiosity than Pakistan’s current Chief of Army Staff – whom the Americans say they cannot ‘read’.
Time magazine ranked him 20th in the list of “Leaders & Revolutionaries” of the world in 2008 and 17th in the same list in 2009. He was also named in the Newsweek “Top 50 Global Elite” and the New Statesman “The 50 people who matter today” being placed on 20th and 24th in the lists respectively. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani was named the 34th most powerful person in 2011 by Forbes Magazine.
Generals don’t go to fight. In an unprecedented move, General Kayani however did fly an F-16 fighter jet with a co-pilot to take part in an air operation against militants in the country’s northwest in 2009 – to experience the battle first-hand – to lead from the front.
PKKH takes a candid look at the man behind turning the tides of war in Pakistan’s Favour and bringing peace in the region, and discusses the extraordinary brilliance of our Commander in Chief since an early age. With exclusive never-seen-before photographs of General Kayani’s early military career.
Every young blood of Pakistan that joins its great Army does so with a dream nurturing his soul; the dream of becoming a General! Yet the quest for the elusive fourth star on the shoulder is only achieved by a rare few. Gen Ashfaq Kayani is one of them.
General Kayani is a silent soldier with a pensive look and shy smile. Kayani is well known for his chain-smoking, love of golf, and of course, his brilliance on the battlefield.
It is said that the way to truly rank an officer is to ask what his inferiors think of him, and no doubt he is one of the most highly regarded men who ever took up a command stick. His reputation is famous and his leadership battle-tested, his name is mentioned with awe and respect far beyond the borders he is tasked to protect. Time magazine ranked him 20th in the list of “Leaders & Revolutionaries” of the world in 2008.
Thoughtful and contemplative, courageous and decisive, he is not one to trumpet his image. What he does, he does for his beloved Army, for his beloved people, and for this country. Since the day he took charge his every action has proven his capacity to ignore self-interest and always put Pakistan first.
Great times call for great men and great challenges call for great insight. General Kayani is one of the many that Pakistan has produced to face its great challenges head-on. If the General personifies his Army, the nation is safe. And how could it not be? General Kayani leads the noblest Army in the world, the arsenal of Pakistan. In leading the defense of Pakistan, General Kayani, is very well supported by General Khaled Shameem Wynne, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; Asif Sandila, the Naval Chief, and Tahir Rafik Butt, the Air force Chief.
Under Kayani’s leadership, Pakistan army conducted the biggest exercise in its history called “Azm e Nau”. The exercise was meant to deter India’s Cold Start attack. In the event of a terrorist attack in India, India would initiate this Cold Start doctrine plan to launch a mass scale attack inside Pakistan territory. Azm e Nau exercise caused shivers in Indian ranks and after this exercise, the word Cold Start attack perished from the Indian media.
Today Pakistan, defending itself at multiple fronts, while each passing day brings victory closer; it is the blessings of Allah and the brilliance of our military leadership that is making the difference.
Leadership is the key for victory, but it is rarely born overnight. Like an exquisite sculpture, it is honed and chiseled in many thousands of hours of patient work and grit. It is very difficult to build – impossible to fake.