Sarfraz Sattar
Lieutenant-General Sarfraz Sattar | |
|---|---|
| سرفراز ستار | |
| Director General Strategic Plans Division Force | |
| In office September 2017 – November 2019 | |
| Commander II Corps, Multan | |
| In office December 2016 – September 2017 | |
| General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 8th Infantry Division | |
| In office 2015–2016 | |
| Director-General of Military Intelligence | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1984 – 2019 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant-General |
Lieutenant-General Sarfraz Sattar (Urdu: سرفراز ستار) HI(M) and Imtiazi Sanad is retired three star Pakistani army general who had the post of Director General Strategic Plans Division (Strategic Plans Division Force).[1] He also commanded II Corps, Multan. Before that he was General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 8th Infantry Division, Sialkot. He belongs to the armoured corps and 70th Pakistan Military Academy Long Course. He was promoted to Lieutenant General on 30 September 2016.[2] COAS Qamar Bajwa installed Lt General Sarfraz Sattar as Colonel Commandant Armoured Corps on 15 November 2019.[3]
[4] Sattar also served as the Director General of Military Intelligence and military attaché to India.
During General Raheel Sharif’s stint as the COAS, the most junior lieutenant general was Sarfraz Sattar. It would not be out of place to mention here that General (retd) Raheel Sharif, before his retirement, suggested his name as one of the options for the military command in 2019 for continuation of his policies.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Lt Gen Sarfraz Sattar appointed SPD DG".
- ^ "Maj-Gen Sarfraz Sattar promoted to rank of Lieutenant General". The Nation. 30 September 2016.
- ^ "COAS installs Lt Gen Sarfraz Sattar as colonel commandant Armoured Corps". Daily Times. 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ Tribune.com.pk (2019-11-25). "Army announces top-level postings". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "Prominent generals for top posts in 2019".
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