Keve was a male Cardassian and the Gul-tar of the Cardassian Central Command. His position made Keve the effective ruler of Cardassia.
In 2371, Gul Dukat approached Gul-Tar Keve and asked him to dispatch the Home Fleet to engage the Hive starship. Keve was unwilling to send them, as he was concerned the growing dissident movement could remove him and the military from power on Cardassia. Keve had noted odd events on Cardassia recently, including the disappearance of weapons from the Bavroma spaceport, which to him appeared to signal an imminent insurrection. Keve was accurate in his reading of the situation as anti-military protests soon began in three provinces. (DS9 novel: Objective: Bajor)