Azhar Abbas | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Alma mater | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1987-2022 |
| Rank | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:OF-8_PakistanArmy.svg){kind=small} Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 41 Baloch |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
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.[1][2]
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.[1] 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.[1]
- ^ a b c "Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made army's chief of general staff". Dawn. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made Chief of General Staff as Pakistan Army reshuffles top brass". Tribune India. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.