Asim Munir

Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah NI(M) (Urdu: سید عاصم منیر احمد شاہ; born 1968) is a Pakistani general and the current Chief of Army Staff since 29 November 2022. Before becoming the army chief, he was posted at the GHQ as Quartermaster general. He commanded the XXX Corps in Gujranwala from 17 June 2019 to 6 October 2021. He served as the 23rd Director-General of the ISI until he was replaced by lieutenant general Faiz Hameed on 16 June 2019. Munir received the Sword of Honour for his performance as a cadet in the Officers Training School, Mangla.

Asim Munir
NI(M), HI(M)
عاصم منیر
Official military portrait, 2022
11th Chief of the Army Staff
Assumed office
29 November 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded byQamar Javed Bajwa
Preceding Commands
Quartermaster General
In office
6 October 2021  28 November 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Corps Commander Gujranwala
In office
17 June 2019  6 October 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
23rd Director General of the ISI
In office
25 October 2018  16 June 2019
PresidentArif Alvi
Preceded byLTG Naveed Mukhtar
Succeeded byLTG Faiz Hameed
Director General Military Intelligence
In office
December 2016  24 October 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Preceded byMajor General Nadeem Zaki Manj
Succeeded byMajor General Sarfaraz Ali
Commander Force Command Northern Areas
In office
October 2014  December 2016
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Preceded byMajor General Hafiz Masroor Ahmad
Succeeded byMajor General Saqib Mehmood Malik
Personal details
Born1968 (age 5556)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
SpouseSyeda Irum Asim
Children3
Parent
  • Syed Sarwar Munir Shah (father)
Education
  • Officers Training School, Mangla
  • Pakistan Command and Staff College
  • National Defence University, Pakistan
  • Fuji School Japan
  • Malaysian Armed Forces College
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1986–present
Rank General
Unit23 Frontier Force Regiment
Commands
Battles/wars
Awards Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Sword of Honour (Pakistan)
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