List of serving Generals of the Pakistan Army

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This is the list of serving generals of the Pakistan Army. At present, the army has two full generals, 26 lieutenant generals and close to 160 major generals. Barring exceptions for some major generals, all others have been listed here. The list is arranged according to the officers' respective seniority.

Current Pakistan Army General Officers

1. General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, HI(M), Arty — Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), JS HQ.^[1] (Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment of Artillery). Due to retire on 27 November 2019.
2. General Qamar Javed Bajwa, HI(M), Baloch — Chief of Army Staff (COAS), GHQ. (Colonel-in-Chief of the Baloch Regiment). Due to retire on 29 November 2019.
3. Lt Gen Syed Wajid Hussain, HI(M), AC — Chairman, Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), Taxila. Due to retire on 13 January 2017.
4. Lt Gen Najibullah Khan, HI(M), Engrs — DG Joint Staff (DG JS), JS HQ, Chaklala. Due to retire on 13 January 2017.
5. Lt Gen Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad, HI(M), AK — Commander, 2 Corps, Multan. (Colonel Commandant of the Azad Kashmir Regiment). Due to retire on 8 August 2017.
6. Lt Gen Javed Iqbal Ramday, HI(M), Sind — Commander, 31 Corps, Bahawalpur. (Colonel Commandant of the Sind Regiment). Due to retire on 8 August 2017.
7. Lt Gen Khalid Asghar, HI(M), Engrs — Engineer-in-Chief (E-in-C), GHQ. (Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Engineers). Due to retire on 20 September 2017.
8. Lt Gen Mazhar Jamil, HI(M), Arty^[1] — DG Strategic Plans Division (DG SPD), Chaklala. Due to retire on 20 September 2017.
9. Lt Gen Muhammad Zahid Latif Mirza, HI(M), AD^[2] — Commander, Army Air Defence Command (Comd AAD Comd), Rawalpindi. Due to retire on 20 December 2017. (Colonel Commandant of the Army Air Defence).
10. Lt Gen Ikram Ul Haq, HI(M), AK — Commander, 30 Corps, Gujranwala. (Colonel Commandant of the NLI Regiment). Due to retire on 20 December 2017.
11. Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar, HI(M), FF^[3] — DG Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI), Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad. (Colonel Commandant of the Frontier Force Regiment). Due to retire on 1 October 2018.
12. Lt Gen Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain, HI(M), Arty — Commander, Army Strategic Force Command (Comd ASFC), Rawalpindi. Due to retire on 1 October 2018.
13. Lt Gen Ghayur Mahmood, HI(M), T Bt, FF^[3] — Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS), GHQ. Due to retire on 1 October 2018.
14. Lt Gen Nazir Ahmed Butt, HI(M), FF — President, National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad. Due to retire on 1 October 2018.
15. Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar, HI(M), AC^[3] — Commander, 5 Corps, Karachi. (Colonel Commandant of the Armoured Corps). Due to retire on 1 October 2018.
16. Lt Gen Hidayat Ur Rehman, HI(M), AK^[3] — Commander, 11 Corps, Peshawar. Due to retire on 1 October 2018.
17. Lt Gen Omar Mahmood Hayat, HI(M), Ord^[1] — Chairman, Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF), Wah Cantonment. (Colonel Commandant of the Army Ordinance Corps). Due to retire on 8 April 2019.
18. Lt Gen Malik Zafar Iqbal, HI(M), Baloch — Commander, 10 Corps, Rawalpindi. Due to retire on 8 April 2019.
19. Lt Gen Javed Mahmood Bukhari, HI(M), Engrs^[1] — Quartermaster General (QMG), GHQ. Due to retire on 8 April 2019.
20. Lt Gen Anwar Ali Hyder, HI(M), FF — Adjutant General (AG), GHQ. Due to retire on 8 April 2019.
21. Lt Gen Shahid Baig Mirza, HI(M), Punjab — Military Secretary (MS), GHQ. (Colonel Commandant of the Punjab Regiment). Due to retire on 8 April 2019.
22. Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa, HI(M), T Bt, Punjab — DG Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), Rawalpindi. Due to retire on 23 September 2019.
23. Lt Gen Sadiq Ali, HI(M), AC — Commander, 4 Corps, Lahore. Due to retire on 23 September 2019.
24. Lt Gen Umar Farooq Durrani, HI(M), AC — Commander, 1 Corps, Mangla. Due to retire on 23 September 2019.
25. Lt Gen Aamer Riaz, HI(M), FF — Commander, Southern Command, Quetta. Due to retire on 23 September 2019.
26. Lt Gen Sarfraz Sattar, HI(M), AC — Due to retire on 30 September 2020.
27. Maj Gen Abid Hasan, HI(M), Baloch (superseded) — DG Quartering and Lands (DG Q&L) at QMG Branch, GHQ.
28. Maj Gen Nasrullah Tahir Dogar, HI(M), FF (superseded) — DG Infantry (DG Inf) at Arms Branch, GHQ.
29. Maj Gen Allah Ditta Khan, HI(M), Arty (superseded) — DG (Security) at SPD, Chaklala.
30. Maj Gen Muhammad Tauqeer Ahmad, HI(M), ASC^[4] (superseded) — DG Budget at GS Branch, GHQ. (Colonel Commandant of the Army Service Corps).
31. Maj Gen Agha Masood Akram, HI(M), FF (superseded) — DG Defence Export Promotion Organization (DG DEPO), Islamabad.
32. Maj Gen Sohail Ahmad Khan, HI(M), Punjab (superseded) — DG Airports Security Force (DG ASF), Karachi.
33. Maj Gen Muhammad Imran Zafar, HI(M), Engrs (superseded) — Surveyor General, Survey of Pakistan (SoP), Rawalpindi.
34. Maj Gen Naveed Ahmed, HI(M), Arty^[5] (superseded) — DG Defence Purchase, (DG DP), Rawalpindi.
35. Maj Gen Sohail Abbas Zaidi, HI(M), Sigs (superseded) — Signal Officer-in-Chief (SO-in-C) at C&IT Branch, GHQ. (Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Signals).
36. Maj Gen Shahzad Sikander, HI(M), Engrs (superseded) — DG (Housing) at SPD, Chaklala.
37. Maj Gen Tariq Javed, HI(M), AK (superseded) — DG at SPD, Chaklala.
38. Maj Gen Asghar Nawaz, HI(M), Engrs (superseded) — Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan
39. Maj Gen Nadir Zeb, HI(M), AC (superseded) — DG Armoured Corps (DG AC) at Arms Branch, GHQ.
40. Maj Gen Muhammad Iqbal Asi, HI(M), Sind (superseded) — .
41. Maj Gen Amir Azeem Bajwa, HI(M), Sigs (superseded) — DG Special Communications Organization (DG SCO), Rawalpindi.
42. Maj Gen Jamil Rehmat Vance, HI(M), ASC (superseded) — DG Remount, Veterinary and Farms (DG RV&F) at QMG Branch, GHQ.
43. Maj Gen Tariq Ghafoor, HI(M), FF^[6] (superseded) — Additional Secretary at Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP), Rawalpindi.
44. Maj Gen Muhammad Junaid, HI(M), EME (superseded) — DG Defence Science and Technology Organization (DG DESTO), Rawalpindi.
45. Maj Gen Iftikhar Ahmad Wyne, HI(M), AC (superseded) — DG Foreign Military Cooperation (DG FMC) at JS HQ, Chaklala.
46. Maj Gen Faheem Ul Aziz, HI(M), Baloch (superseded) — Commander, Logistics Area (Comd Log Area), Multan.
47. Maj Gen Muhammad Salim Raza, HI(M), AD (superseded) — GOC 3 Air Defence Division, Sargodha.
48. Maj Gen Muhammad Abid Nazir, HI(M), Baloch (superseded) — Additional Secretary-I (Army) at Ministry of Defence (MoD), Rawalpindi.
49. Maj Gen Muhammad Arif Warraich, HI(M), Baloch (superseded) — .
50. Maj Gen Tariq Haleem Suri, HI(M), Ord^[7] (superseded) — DG Ordinance Services (DG OS) at LS Branch, GHQ.
51. Maj Gen Rehan Abdul Baqi, HI(M), EME (superseded) — DG Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (DG EME) at LS Branch, GHQ.
52. Maj Gen Arshad Mahmood, HI(M), ASC (superseded) — Vice Chief of Logistics Staff (VCLS) at LS Branch, GHQ.
53. Maj Gen Khalid Mehmood, HI(M), EME (superseded) — DG Project Management Organization (DG PMO), Taxila.
54. Maj Gen Sajjad Rasul, HI(M), S Bt, Sind (superseded) — Commander Logistics Area (Comd Log Area), Gujranwala.
55. Maj Gen Muhammad Jaffar, HI(M), FF (superseded) — Commander, Logistics Area (Comd Log Area), Rawalpindi.
56. Maj Gen Syed Najam Ul Hassan Shah, HI(M), Sind (superseded) — DG Military Lands and Cantonments (DG ML&C), Rawalpindi.
57. Maj Gen Farhan Akhtar, HI(M), Arty^[8] (superseded) — DG Artillery (DG Arty) at Arms Branch, GHQ.
58. Maj Gen Muhammad Muazzam Ali, HI(M), EME^[8] (superseded) — DG Heavy Industries Taxila (DG HIT), Taxila.
59. Maj Gen Ghulam Qamar, HI(M), FF (superseded) — DG Institute for Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis (DG ISSRA) at NDU, Islamabad.
60. Maj Gen Khan Tahir Javed Khan, HI(M), Arty (superseded) — DG Human Resource Development (DG HRD), at IGT&E Branch, GHQ.
61. Maj Gen Ahmad Mahmood Hayat, HI(M), AC^[9] (superseded) — DG (Analysis) at Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad.
62. Maj Gen Anjum Enayat, HI(M), Avn (superseded) — DG Army Aviation (DG Avn) at Arms Branch, GHQ. (Colonel Commandant of the Army Aviation Corps).
63. Maj Gen Ali Abbas Hyder, HI(M), S Bt, Baloch (superseded) — DG Military Training (DG MT) at IGT&E Branch, GHQ.
64. Maj Gen Abid Rafique, HI(M), Punjab (superseded) — Commander, Special Security Division (SSD) at China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), GHQ.
65. Maj Gen Nasir Dilawar Shah, HI(M), Avn^[5] (superseded) — DG Anti-Narcotics Force (DG ANF), Rawalpindi.
66. Maj Gen Umar Farooq Burki, HI(M), AC^[10] (superseded) — DG Pakistan Rangers (Punjab), Lahore.
67. Maj Gen Qaiser Anees Khurram, HI(M), EME (superseded) — Chairman, Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Karachi.
68. Maj Gen Akhtar Jamil Rao, HI(M), Engrs — DG Engineers (DG Engrs) at Arms Branch, GHQ.
69. Maj Gen Musarrat Nawaz Malik, HI(M) Arty^[11] — DG Operations & Plans (DG O&P) at JS HQ, Chaklala.
70. Maj Gen Naseer Ali Khan, HI(M), Arty — DG Operations & Plans (DG O&P) at SPD, Chaklala.
71. Maj Gen Muhammad Irshad, HI(M), Arty — DG Pay, Pension & Accounts (DG PP&A) at AG Branch, GHQ.
72. Maj Gen Muhammad Shafiq, HI(M), AC — Chief of Staff, Central Command (COS CC), Kharian.
73. Maj Gen Muhammad Samrez Salik, HI(M), Arty — DGMO,GHQ Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS-B) at GS Branch, GHQ.
74. Maj Gen Muhammad Ajmal Iqbal, HI(M), Engrs^[4] — Commandant, Military College of Engineering (Comdt MCE), Risalpur.
75. Maj Gen Abid Mumtaz, HI(M), Arty — GOC 40 Infantry Division, Okara.
76. Maj Gen Farhat Abbas Sani, HI(M), AD — .
77. Maj Gen Shahzad Naeem Qureshi, HI(M), EME — DG C⁴I at C&IT Branch, GHQ.
78. Maj Gen Jamil Masud, HI(M), Engrs — DG Works and Chief Engineer (Army) (DG W&CE-A) at QMG Branch, GHQ.
79. Maj Gen Nadeem Raza, HI(M), Inf — Commandant, Pakistan Military Academy (Comdt PMA), Kakul.
80. Maj Gen Mushtaq Ahmad Faisal, HI(M), ASC^[11] — DG National Logistics Cell (DG NLC), Rawalpindi.
81. Maj Gen Muhammad Tayyab Azam, HI(M), FF — Force Commander, United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, (MINURSO), Laayoune, Western Sahara.
82. Maj Gen Humayun Aziz, HI(M), Arty — DG Welfare and Rehabilitation (DG W&R) at AG Branch, GHQ.
83. Maj Gen Iftikhar Aamir, HI(M), CMI^[8] — DG (Intelligence) at SPD, Chaklala.
84. Maj Gen Raja Aftab Khan, HI(M), Inf — DG Personnel Administration (DG PA) at AG Branch, GHQ.
85. Maj Gen Muhammad Naeem Ashraf, HI(M), AC — Chief Instructor (CI B-Div) at NDU, Islamabad.
86. Maj Gen Anwar Ul Haq Chaudhry, HI(M), Engrs^[8] — GOC 45 Engineers Division, Rawalpindi.
87. Maj Gen Muhammad Afzal, HI(M), Engrs (Superseded)^[4] — DG Frontier Works Organisation (DG FWO), Rawalpindi.
88. Maj Gen Shahzad Malik, HI(M), Ord — DG Ordinance Corps (DG Ord) at Arms Branch, GHQ.
89. Maj Gen Basit Raza, HI(M), ASC — DG Supply and Transport (DG S&T) at LS Branch, GHQ.
90. Maj Gen Sher Afgun, HI(M), AK^[11] — IG Frontier Corps (Balochistan), Quetta.
91. Maj Gen Shahzad Naeem Khan, HI(M), FF — GOC 25 Mechanized Division, Malir.
92. Maj Gen Qazi Muhammad Ikram Ahmad, HI(M), Arty — DG Personnel Services (DG PS) at AG Branch, GHQ.
93. Maj Gen Syed Shafqat Asghar, HI(M), Arty — GOC 33 Infantry Division, Quetta.
94. Maj Gen Muhammad Humayun Saleem, HI(M), Arty — DG (Counter Intelligence) at Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad.
95. Maj Gen Amer Aslam Khan, HI(M), T Bt, Baloch^[12] — DG (Planning) at Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad.
96. Maj Gen Syed Hasnat Amir Gilani, HI(M), AC — DG Doctrine and Evaluation (DG D&E) at IGT&E Branch, GHQ.
97. Maj Gen Ali Farhan, HI(M), Sigs^[7] — DG (Technical) at Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad.
98. Maj Gen Bilal Akbar, HI(M), Arty — DG Pakistan Rangers (Sindh), Karachi.
99. Maj Gen Syed Anis Akbar, HI(M), Ord — DG Procurement (Army), GHQ.
100. Maj Gen Abid Ejaz Kahloon, HI(M), Inf^[9] — Deputy Quartermaster General (DQMG) at QMG Branch, GHQ.
101. Maj Gen Azhar Saleh Abbasi, HI(M), AC — Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS-A) at GS Branch, GHQ.
102. Maj Gen Majid Ehsan, HI(M), Punjab — Commandant, School of Infantry and Tactics (Comdt SI&T), Quetta.
103. Maj Gen Aamir Abbasi, HI(M), FF^[13] — Commandant, Command and Staff College (Comdt C&SC), Quetta.
104. Maj Gen Syed Qaiser Abbas Shah, HI(M), Arty — Commander Logistics Area (Comd Log Area) Karachi.
105. Maj Gen Tariq Qaddus, HI(M), CMI — DG (Counter-Terrorism) at Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad.
106. Maj Gen Abdullah Dogar, HI(M), AC^[11] — GOC 6 Armoured Division, Gujranwala.
107. Maj Gen Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, HI(M), AD — DG Weapons & Equipment (DG W&E) at GS Branch, GHQ.
108. Maj Gen Zafar Ul Haq, HI(M), FF — GOC 37 Infantry Division, Kharian.
109. Maj Gen Shahid Mahmood Kayani, HI(M), Arty — .
110. Maj Gen Asif Ali, Arty — GOC Strategic Force North (GOC SFN), Sargodha.
111. Maj Gen Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Arty — .
112. Maj Gen Moazzam Ejaz, Engrs — DG Housing at AG Branch, GHQ.
113. Maj Gen Azhar Naveed Hayat Khan, Baloch — .
114. Maj Gen Zafar Ullah Khan, FF — DG Logistics (DG Log) at LS Branch, GHQ.
115. Maj Gen Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah, FF — .
116. Maj Gen Fida Hussain Malik, FF — GOC 11 Infantry Division, Lahore.
117. Maj Gen Muhammad Ihsanullah, FF — DG Joint Intelligence and Information Operations (DG JI&IO) at JS HQ, Chaklala.
118. Maj Gen Muhammad Khalil Dar, Avn — GOC Army Aviation Command (GOC Avn), Rawalpindi.
119. Maj Gen Nadeem Zaki Manj, AC — DG Military Intelligence (DG MI) at GS Branch, GHQ.
120. Maj Gen Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood, AC — IG Frontier Corps (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Peshawar.
121. Maj Gen Kamran Ali, Arty — GOC 2 Artillery Division, Gujranwala.
122. Maj Gen Muhammad Aamer, Arty — DG Staff Duties (DG SD) at COAS Secretariat, GHQ.
123. Maj Gen Shahid Pervaiz, Engrs — DG Defence Complex Islamabad (DG DCI), Islamabad.
124. Maj Gen Hafeez Ur Rahman, Sigs — Deputy Inspector General Communications and IT (DIG C&IT) at C&IT Branch, GHQ.
125. Maj Gen Amjad Ahmed Butt, Sigs — Commandant, Military College of Signals (Comdt MCS), Rawalpindi.
126. Maj Gen Syed Muhammad Adnan, Punjab — Chief of Staff, Southern Command (COS SC), Quetta.
127. Maj Gen Muhammad Waseem Ashraf, FF — DG (Security) at Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad.
128. Maj Gen Muhammad Kaleem Asif, FF — GOC 12 Infantry Division, Murree.
129. Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Sind — DG Military Operations (DG MO) at GS Branch, GHQ.
130. Maj Gen Sardar Tariq Aman, Baloch^[14] — GOC 10 Infantry Division, Lahore.
131. Maj Gen Tahir Masood Bhutta, Punjab — GOC Special Service Group (GOC SSG), Tarbela.
132. Maj Gen Azhar Abbas, Baloch — Private Secretary to Chief of Army Staff, PS (C) at COAS Secretariat, GHQ.
133. Maj Gen Nauman Mahmood, Baloch — .
134. Maj Gen Faiz Hamid, Baloch — GOC 16 Infantry Division, Pano Aqil.
135. Maj Gen Nadir Khan, FF — GOC 17 Infantry Division, Kharian.
136. Maj Gen Muhammad Chiragh Haider, FF — GOC 23 Infantry Division, Jhelum.
137. Maj Gen Manzoor Ahmed, CMI — .
138. Maj Gen Muhammad Arif, AC — GOC 1 Armoured Division, Multan.
139. Maj Gen Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, AC — .
140. Maj Gen Ali Amir Awan, Arty — Commandant, School of Artillery (Comdt SoA), Nowshera.
141. Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, Arty — GOC 21 Artillery Division, Swat.
142. Maj Gen Muhammad Ali, Arty — GOC Strategic Force South (GOC SFS), Petaro.
143. Maj Gen Azhar Rashid, AD — GOC 4 Air Defence Division, Malir.
144. Maj Gen Saeed Akhter, Engrs — Deputy Engineer-in-Chief (Dy E-in-C) at E-in-C Branch, GHQ.
145. Maj Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum, Punjab — .
146. Maj Gen Khalid Javed, FF — GOC 9 Infantry Division, Wana, South Waziristan.
147. Maj Gen Khalid Zia, Punjab — Chief Instructor (CI A-Div) at NDU, Islamabad.
148. Maj Gen Amjad Ali Khan Khattak, AK — GOC 35 Infantry Division, Bahawalpur.
149. Maj Gen Abid Latif Khan, FF — GOC 41 Infantry Division, Quetta.
150. Maj Gen Saeed Ahmad Nagra, T Bt, Baloch — GOC 14 Infantry Division, Okara.
151. Maj Gen Muhammad Saeed, Sind — GOC 18 Infantry Division, Hyderabad.
152. Maj Gen Akhtar Nawaz Satti, FF — GOC 26 Mechanized Division, Bahawalpur.
153. Maj Gen Sardar Hassan Azhar Hayat, FF — GOC 7 Infantry Division, Miranshah, North Waziristan.
154. Maj Gen Muhammad Raza Jalil, Baloch — GOC 15 Infantry Division, Sialkot.
155. Maj Gen Saqib Mahmood Malik, Punjab — Commander, Force Command Northern Areas (Comd FCNA), Gilgit.
156. Maj Gen Muhammad Imtiaz Khan, Punjab — GOC 19 Infantry Division, Mangla.
157. Maj Gen Amer Nadeem, EME — DG Inspection & Technical Development (DG ITD) at GS Branch, GHQ.

Current Pakistan Army Medical Officers

1. Lt Gen Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed, HI(M), AMC — Vice Chancellor, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi. Due to retire on 4 May 2019.
2. Lt Gen Asif Mumtaz Sukhera, HI(M), AMC — Surgeon General / DG Medical Services (Inter-Services), GHQ. (Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps). Due to retire on 17 July 2017.
3. Maj Gen Amjed Iqbal, HI(M), AMC — Professor of Anaesthesia at AMC, Rawalpindi.
4. Maj Gen Muhammad Ashfaq, HI(M), AMC — Adviser in ENT at AMC, Rawalpindi.
5. Maj Gen Parvez Ahmed, HI(M), AMC — Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Comdt AFIP), Rawalpindi.
6. Maj Gen Maqbool Ahmed, HI(M), AMC^[15] — DG Surgery at DMS Branch, GHQ.
7. Maj Gen Jawad Khaliq Ansari, HI(M), AMC^[15] — Principal, Army Medical College (AMC), Rawalpindi.
8. Maj Gen Salahuddin Qasim, AMC — Vice Principal, Army Medical College (AMC), Rawalpindi.
9. Maj Gen Sohail Hafeez, AMC — Adviser and Professor of Orthopedics at AMC, Rawalpindi.
10. Maj Gen Mazhar Ishaq, AMC — Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology (Comdt AFIO), Rawalpindi.
11. Maj Gen Khalid Hussain Asad, AMC — DG Medical Services, Azad Kashmir (DGMS AK), Azad Kashmir.
12. Maj Gen Najam Us Saqib Khan, AMC^[15] — DG Medical Services (Navy) at DMS Branch, GHQ.
13. Maj Gen Iftikhar Hussain, AMC^[15] — DG Medicine at DMS Branch, GHQ.
14. Maj Gen Saleem Jehangir, AMC — Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Mental Health (Comdt AFIMH), Rawalpindi.
15. Maj Gen Rahat Abbas, AMC — Inspector General Hospitals (IG Hospitals) at DMS Branch, GHQ.
16. Maj Gen Zahid Hamid, AMC^[15] — Commandant, Combined Military Hospital (Comdt CMH), Rawalpindi.
17. Maj Gen Arshad Mahmood, AMC — Adviser in Urology at AMC, Rawalpindi.
18. Maj Gen Shamrez Khan, AMC — Adviser in Radiology at AMC, Rawalpindi.
19. Maj Gen Naeem Naqi, AMC — Adviser in Oncology at AMC, Rawalpindi.
20. Maj Gen Tahir Mukhtar Sayed, AMC — Adviser in Medicine at AMC, Rawalpindi.
21. Maj Gen Zafar Iqbal Sheikh, AMC — Adviser in Dermatology at AMC, Rawalpindi.
22. Maj Gen Tariq Hussain, AMC — Commandant, Military Hospital (Comdt MH), Rawalpindi.
23. Maj Gen Khawar Rehman, AMC — Deputy Surgeon General/DDG Medical Services (Inter-Services), GHQ.
24. Maj Gen Ammar Raza, AMC — Commandant, Armed Forces Post-Graduate Medical Institute (Comdt AFPGMI), Rawalpindi.
25. Maj Gen Safdar Abbas, AMC — Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (Comdt AFIC) / Executive Director, National Institute of Heart Diseases (NIHD), Rawalpindi.
26. Maj Gen Sohail Aziz, AMC — Consultant Cardiologist, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC), Rawalpindi.
27. Maj Gen Aslam Khan, AMC — Classified Medical Specialist CMH Peshawar.
28. Maj Gen Saleem Ahmed Khan, AMC — Professor of Pathology at AMC, Rawalpindi.
29. Maj Gen Waseem Ahmed, AMC — Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry (Comdt AFID), Rawalpindi.

Senior commanders during 1965 and 1971 Wars

During the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, there were only two Lt. Gens in the Army; Bakhtiar Rana the Commander I Corps and Altaf Qadir who was on deputation to CENTO, Turkey and a handful of Maj. Gens.^[16]

During the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, there were two full generals and the number of Lt Gens reached to 13; four were posted at the GHQ/CMLA HQ, one at the CENTO HQ in Ankara, Turkey, four were corps commanders, four were governors under the martial law. General Yahya Khan was the President of Pakistan, General Abdul Hamid Khan was the de facto Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Lt Gen S.G.M.M. Peerzada was the PSO CMLA HQ in Rawalpindi, Lt Gen Gul Hassan Khan was the Chief of General Staff (CGS), and Lt Gen Khawaja Wasiuddin was the Master-General of Ordinance (MGO).The GHQ posts of QMG and AG was under the rank of Major-Generals. Lt Gen Muhammad Shariff was sent as Permanent Representative to the CENTO HQ in Turkey. Army's Eastern Command was under Lt Gen A.A.K. Niazi, I Corps was under Lt Gen Irshad Ahmad Khan, II Corps was under Lt Gen Tikka Khan, IV Corps was under Lt Gen Bahadur Sher. On the other hand, governor Punjab was Lt Gen Attiqur Rahman, governor Sindh was Lt Gen Rakhman Gul, governor NWFP was Lt Gen K.M. Azhar, and governor Balochistan was Lt Gen Riaz Hussain.

Notes

All the names in the list are extracted from open sources (which in turn rely on Pakistan Army's ISPR press releases), therefore the above names might not correlate with the actual current posts of the commanders. The promotions from brigadiers to major-generals are done in groups once every year. The links from 2002 and onwards are: 2 February 2002 (27), 25 January 2003 (19), 17 January 2004 (18), 8 January 2005 (26), 5 January 2006 (29), 18 January 2007 (29), 10 August 2008 (26), 9 May 2009 (25), 11 March 2010 (29), 16 November 2010 (23), 10 August 2011 (19), 14 July 2012 (19), 8 March 2013 (29), 12 February 2014 (30), 4 February 2015 (28) and 7 January 2016 (27).

Additionally, the seniority for major-generals is ascertained from the bi-annual military award recipients of Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military); first on 23 March (Pakistan Day) and then on 14 August (Independence Day). The links from 1999 and onwards are: 1999 March & August, 2001 March & August, 2002 March & August, 2003 March, 2003 August, 2004 March, 2004 August, 2005 March, 2005 August, 2006 March, 2006 August, 2007 March, 2007 August, 2008 March, 2008 August, 2009 March, 2009 August, 2010 March, 2010 August, 2011 March, 2011 August, 2012 March, 2012 August, 2013 March, 2013 August, 2014 March, 2014 August, 2015 August, 2016 March, and 2016 August.

Similarly, civilian and military awards for outstanding individuals are announced every year on 14 August and an investiture ceremony is held on the following 23 March. The links from 2001 and onwards are: 2001, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Information is also gleaned from the wreath-laying ceremonies for the 10 Nishan-e-Haider recipients each year on 6 September (Defence Day). The links from 2005 onwards are: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Following abbreviations have been used for the respective units/regiments of the officers,

References

External links

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