Abdul Hafeez Kardar (Urdu: ??? ?????? ?????? ?) pronunciation or Abdul Kardar (17 January 1925 – 21 April 1996) was Pakistani cricketer and politician who is one of the only three players to have played Test cricket for both India and Pakistan, the other two being Amir Elahi and Gul Mohammad.He also served as the member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and remained Punjab Minister for Food under Bhutto government.He married English woman, Helen Rosemary, the daughter of the club chairman Cyril Hastilow.He became the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team and is widely regarded as a father figure of Pakistan's cricket.
He received the Pride of Performance Award from the Government of Pakistan in 1958.