Azhar Abbas (general)

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Azhar Abbas
Chief of General Staff
Assumed office
September 2021
Preceded byLt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza
Commander X Corps
In office
September 2019 – September 2021
Preceded byLt Gen (r) Bilal Akbar
Succeeded byLt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza
DG JS at JSHQ Chaklala, Rawalpindi
In office
April 2019 – September 2019
Preceded byLt Gen (r) Malik Zafar Iqbal
Succeeded byLt Gen Muhammad Chiragh Haider Baloch
Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta
In office
June 2018 – April 2019
Preceded byMaj Gen Shahid Nazir
Succeeded byMaj Gen (Now Lt Gen) Salman Fayyaz Ghani
GOC 12 Infantry Division, Murree
In office
December 2016 – June 2018
Preceded byMaj Gen Muhammad Kaleem Asif
Succeeded byMaj Gen Amer Ahsan Nawaz
Private Secretary to Chief of Army Staff, PS(C)
In office
December 2013 – December 2016
Preceded byBrig (Now Lt Gen) Muhammad Saeed
Succeeded byBrig (Now Maj Gen) Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
RankOF-8 PakistanArmy.svg Lieutenant-General
Unit41 Baloch

Azhar Abbas (Urdu: اظہر عباس) is a Pakistani three-star general who is serving as the 35th Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army. He was appointed to the position on 8 September 2021, replacing Lieutenant-General Sahir Shamshad Mirza.[1][2]

CGS 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 Murre, 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]

Dates of Rank[]

Insignia Rank Date
OF-8 PakistanArmy.svgUS-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant-General Apr,(2019)
OF-7 Pakistan Army.svg US-O8 insignia.svg Major-General Feb,(2015)
OF-6 Pakistan Army.svgUS-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier Sept,(2012)
OF-5 Pakistan Army.svg Colonel Apr,(2007)
OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg Lieutenant Colonel Dec,(2002)
OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg Major Sept,(1997)
OF-2 Pakistan Army.svg Captain Apr,(1992)
OF-1(B) Pakistan Army.svg Lieutenant June,(1989)
OF-1(A) Pakistan Army.svg Second Lieutenant June,(1987)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made army's chief of general staff". Dawn. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made Chief of General Staff as Pakistan Army reshuffles top brass". Tribune India. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sahir Shamshad Mirza
 Chief of General Staff
2021–present 		Incumbent


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