Azhar Abbas (general)
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Azhar Abbas | |
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Chief of General Staff | |
Assumed office September 2021 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
Commander X Corps | |
In office September 2019 – September 2021 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen (r) Bilal Akbar |
Succeeded by | Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
DG JS at JSHQ Chaklala, Rawalpindi | |
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 and Tactics, Quetta | |
In office June 2018 – April 2019 | |
Preceded by | Maj Gen Shahid Nazir |
Succeeded by | Maj Gen (Now Lt 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 (Now Lt Gen) Muhammad Saeed |
Succeeded by | Brig (Now Maj Gen) Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
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Unit | 41 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 |
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Lieutenant-General | Apr,(2019) |
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Major-General | Dec,(2016) |
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Brigadier | Sept,(2012) |
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Colonel | Apr,(2007) |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Dec,(2002) |
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Major | Sept,(1997) |
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Captain | Apr,(1992) |
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Lieutenant | June,(1989) |
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Second Lieutenant | June,(1987) |
References
- ^ 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.