Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah is a three-star general in the

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and currently serving as the Corps Commander of IV Corps based in

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as of January 2025.

Military career

Shah completed his education from Military College Jhelum and joined

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. He was commissioned into the Sindh Regiment through the 80th PMA Long Course. Shah has held various commands in his career. As a major general, he served as Inspector General, Frontier Corps Balochistan (North). He also served as Dean of the National Defence University, Pakistan. He also served as Director General of Doctrine and Evaluation. He was promoted to the rank of

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in October 2022 and assumed the office of Inspector General Arms at GHQ. Shah then in September 2023 assumed his responsibilities as the Inspector General Training and Evaluation and GHQ, a position which oversees all the training institutes of the army. Shah assumed the office of Corps Commander, IV Corps

in January 2025.

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Military career

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