Sarfraz Ali (general)

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Shaheed, Lt. Gen.
Sarfraz Ali
HI(M) TBt & Bar[a]
سرفراز علی
Commander XII Corps
In office
December 2020 – 2 August 2022
Preceded byMuhammad Waseem Ashraf
Succeeded byAsif Ghafoor
Director General Military Intelligence
In office
25 October 2018 – January 2020
Preceded byAsim Munir
Succeeded byAzhar Waqas
Inspector General Frontier Corps Balochistan (South)[1]
In office
January 2020 – December 2020
PrecedingSaeed Ahmed Nagra
Succeeded byAyman Bilal Safdar
Personal details
Born(1971-09-13)13 September 1971
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Died2 August 2022(2022-08-02) (aged 50)
Balochistan, Pakistan
Cause of deathHelicopter crash due to bad weather
Resting placeShuhada Graveyard, Rawalpindi
Children3
Military service
AllegiancePakistan
Branch/servicePakistani Army
Years of service1989–2022
RankLieutenant General
Unit6 Azad Kashmir Regiment
Commands
Battles/wars
Awards

Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali HI(M) TBt & Bar[a] (Urdu: سرفراز علی ; 13 September 1971 – 2 August 2022) was a Pakistani general. He was the commander of the Pakistan Army's XII Corps from December 2020 until his death in a military helicopter crash on 2 August 2022.

Personal life

Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali is survived by a widow, two sons and a daughter.[3] His son is also serving in the Pakistan Army as a Captain and was his ADC.[4] His father, Ch Dewan Ali, served in the Pakistan Air Force.

Career

Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali had an illustrious military career. During his career, Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali commanded Pakistani units during Operation Zarb-e-Azb. From 2012 to 2014, he commanded the 111 Brigade. He later served as Pakistan's defence attaché in Washington, D.C., United States from 2014 to 2017.[5] In 2018, he was appointed as Commandant of Pakistan Command and Staff College. In October 2018, he was appointed DG Military Intelligence. He was appointed Commander of the XII Corps in December 2020, where he served until his death in August 2022.[6]

Potential posting as Army Chief

Responding to a question by a journalist who asked Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad if Imran Khan wanted to make Faiz Hameed the new army chief, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad denied it and said the one who Imran wanted to appoint as army chief was not in this world anymore, implying that Imran Khan had wanted to make Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali the Chief of Army Staff.[7]

Posted as Commander 111th Infantry Brigade

On 12 January 2012, when Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali, who at the time was a Brigadier, was appointed Commander of the 111th Infantry Brigade, the Pakistani Government, Pakistani media and Indian media speculated that a coup was about to take place due to Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali's posting at a time when Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani had accused Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and DG ISI Ahmad Shuja Pasha of violating the constitution by submitting "illegal" replies against Zardari to the Supreme Court on the memogate scandal which was sent to the White House where Asif Ali Zardari had begged America to save him from the Pakistan Army.[8] The rumors started by the government and media later turned out to be false because there was no coup and it was just a routine change of command.[9]

Death and funeral

On 1 August 2022, a Pakistani military helicopter with six officers, including Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali went missing during flood relief operations in Balochistan.[10] On 2 August 2022, they were all found dead.[11] Their funeral prayers were offered in Quetta on 3 August 2022, with Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa, Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, Lt. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, and other high ranking army officers attending.[12] He was buried in Shuhada graveyard in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Effective dates of promotion

Insignia Rank Date
Lieutenant General November 2020[13]
Major General February 2017[14]
Brigadier 2012[14]
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel Aug 2005[15]
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant

Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

(2020)

Tamgha-e-Basalat & Bar[a]

(Medal of Good Conduct)

Tamgha-e-Baqa

(Nuclear Test Medal)

1998

Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan

(Escalation with India Medal)

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

UNMIH Medal

(2 Deployments)

Army Commendation

Medal

Foreign decorations

Foreign Awards
 United Nations UNMIH Medal
 USA Army Commendation Medal

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Bar" refers to a second award of the same honour

References

  1. ^ "Meeting with Maj. Gen. Sarfraz Ali, IG FC (South)". 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Commander 111 Brigade changed". geo.tv. 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali: a thorough professional with an impeccable personality". Daily Pakistan. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Bright Memories of General Sarfaraz Ali Shaheed - Daily Parliament Times". 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Military operation to continue: defence attaché". Dawn. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ Siddiqui, Naveed (2 August 2022). "Wreckage of missing Pakistan Army helicopter found, 6 officers, soldiers aboard martyred: ISPR". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Imran did not want to appoint General Faiz Hameed as army chief: Sheikh Rashid". Aaj English TV. 20 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Asif Zardari told America to save me - Imran Khan - PTI Islamabad Jalsa" – via www.youtube.com.
  9. ^ "When a Pakistani officer's posting fuelled coup rumour". India Today.
  10. ^ "Pakistan Army aviation helicopter goes missing". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Corps commander among six military personnel martyred in copter crash". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. ^ "COAS attended funeral prayers of helicopter crash martyrs". The Express Tribune. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Tributes pour in for 'exemplary commander' Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali". Aaj English TV. 2 August 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan". ispr.gov.pk (Press release). 9 February 2017. PR-57/2017-ISPR.
  15. ^ "Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan". ispr.gov.pk (Press release). 13 August 2008. PR-17/2008-ISPR.

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