Azhar Abbas (general)
Azhar Abbas | |
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36th Chief of General Staff | |
In office September 2021 – December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
Succeeded by | Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (general) |
Commander X Corps | |
In office September 2019 – September 2021 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen (r) Bilal Akbar |
Succeeded by | Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
Director General Joint Staff HQ | |
In office April 2019 – September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen (r) Malik Zafar Iqbal |
Succeeded by | Lt Gen Muhammad Chiragh Haider Baloch |
Commandant School of Infantry & Tactics, Quetta | |
In office June 2018 – April 2019 | |
Preceded by | Maj Gen Shahid Nazir |
Succeeded by | Maj Gen Salman Fayyaz Ghani |
GOC 12 Infantry Division, Murree | |
In office December 2016 – June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Maj Gen Muhammad Kaleem Asif |
Succeeded by | Maj Gen Amer Ahsan Nawaz |
Private Secretary to Chief of Army Staff, PS(C) | |
In office December 2013 – December 2016 | |
Preceded by | Brig Muhammad Saeed |
Succeeded by | Brig Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater | |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1987-2022 |
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Unit | 41 Baloch |
Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas HI(M) (Urdu: اظہر عباس) is a retired three-star ranking general in the Pakistani Army, who served as the 35th Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army. He was appointed to the position on 8 September 2021, was replaced by Lieutenant-General Muhammad Saeed.[1][2]
Chief of General Staff is responsible for operational and intelligence matters at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. Abbas was commissioned in the 41st Battalion of Baloch Regiment.[1] Previously, he served as Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta, headed a division in Murree, worked as a Brigadier in the Operations Directorate, and was also a Private Secretary to the former Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif.[1]
Awards & Decorations
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Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) (2018) | Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) Siachen Glacier Clasp | ||
Tamgha-e-Baqa 1998 | Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan 2002 | Tamgha-e-Azm (Medal of Conviction) (2018) | 10 Years Service Medal |
20 Years Service Medal | 30 Years Service Medal | 35 Years Service Medal | Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal) 1988 |
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 | Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 | Command & Staff College Quetta Student's Medal | United Nations (2 Deployments) |
Foreign decorations
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![]() | MINURSO Medal | ![]() |
Dates of rank
[edit]Insignia | Rank | Date |
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![]() ![]() | Lieutenant General | April 2019 |
![]() ![]() | Major General | February 2015 |
![]() ![]() | Brigadier | September 2011 |
![]() | Colonel | April 2009 |
![]() | Lieutenant Colonel | March 2005 |
![]() | Major | April 1996 |
![]() | Captain | April 1989 |
![]() | Lieutenant | April 1988 |
![]() | Second Lieutenant | September 1987 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made army's chief of general staff". Dawn. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made Chief of General Staff as Pakistan Army reshuffles top brass". Tribune India. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.