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Sahir Shamshad Mirza ( ur, ) is a four-star rank general in

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, currently serving as the 18th

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appointed to the post on 27 November 2022. Prior to his appointment as Commander of X Corps at

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, he previously served as 35th

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until succeeded by Azhar Abbas. He was commissioned in the 8th battalion of the Sind Regiment. His previous assignments includes

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at the

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until November 2019 and Director General for Military Operations. During his assignment at Military Operations, he commanded 40th Infantry Division in Okara. On December 8, 2022, Asim Munir received the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award from

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. At the

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, the top military officials were given special investitures in front of

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, and federal ministers were present during the ceremony.

Commands Held

* GOC, 40 Infantry Division, Okara

February 2015 - September 2015

Preceded By: Maj Gen
Succeeded By: Maj Gen Abid Mumtaz * Director General Military Operations

September 2015 - October 2018

Preceded By: Maj Gen (Later Lt Gen) Aamer Riaz
Succeeded By: Maj Gen (Now LTG) Nauman Zakaria * Vice Chief of General Staff - Alpha

October 2018 - June 2019

Preceded By: Maj Gen (Later LTG) Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood
Succeeded By: Maj Gen Muhammad Asim Malik * Adjutant General

June 2019 - November 2019

Preceded By: Lt Gen

Faiz Hameed Faiz Hameed ( Punjabi & ur, ) is a retired three-star general in the Pakistani Army. He last served as Commander of the XXXI Corps. He was commissioned in the Baloch Regiment having served as the 24th Director General of the ISI and as GOC ...

Succeeded By: Lt Gen Muhammad Aamer * CGS

June 2019 - September 2021

Preceded By: Lt Gen

Nadeem Raza General Nadeem Raza NI(M), HI(M) (Urdu: ندیم رضا) is a retired four-star army general of the Pakistan Army who got commissioned in 10 Sind Regiment in September 1985. He served 17th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Raza was pr ...

Succeeded By: Lt Gen Azhar Abbas * Commander, X Corps, Rawalpindi

September 2021 - 26 Nov 2022

Preceded By: Lt Gen Azhar Abbas
Succeeded By: - Lt. Gen Shahid Imtiaz

Awards and decorations

Foreign decorations

Dates of Rank

References

Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Pakistan Army officers Pakistani generals Year of birth missing (living people) {{Pakistan-mil-bio-stub