Azhar Abbas (general)
Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas HI(M) (Urdu: اظہر عباس) is a retired three-star ranking general in the Pakistani Army, who served as the 35th Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army. He was appointed to the position on 8 September 2021, was replaced by Lieutenant-General Muhammad Saeed.
Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas(R) | |
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| 36th Chief of General Staff | |
| In office September 2021 – December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (general) |
| Commander X Corps | |
| In office September 2019 – September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lt Gen (r) Bilal Akbar |
| Succeeded by | Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
| Director General Joint Staff HQ | |
| 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 & Tactics, Quetta | |
| In office June 2018 – April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Maj Gen Shahid Nazir |
| Succeeded by | Maj 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 Muhammad Saeed |
| Succeeded by | Brig Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1987-2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 41 Baloch |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
Chief of General Staff is responsible for operational and intelligence matters at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. Abbas was commissioned in the 41st Battalion of Baloch Regiment. Previously, he served as Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta, headed a division in Murree, worked as a Brigadier in the Operations Directorate, and was also a Private Secretary to the former Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif.
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