Lieutenant general (Pakistan)

Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General;
	OF-8
Next higher rank	General
Next lower rank	Major general
Equivalent ranks	Vice Admiral (Pakistan Navy); Air marshal (Pakistan Air Force)

Lieutenant General

general.^[2]^[3] There are currently 27 Lieutenant Generals in the Pakistan Army, with each usually presiding over a corps.^[4]

The Pakistan Army has followed the British Army rank system since its independence from the British Empire in 1947. However, the crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolizes the sovereignty of the Government of Pakistan.^[5]

List of current Lieutenant Generals

#	Rank	Name	Position	Arm/Unit course	Decorations
1	Lieutenant General	Muhammad Abdul Aziz^[6]	Commander IV Corps, Lahore	Colonel Commandant Regiment of Artillery	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
2		Muhammad Ali	Quarter Master General, GHQ	3 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery 79 PMA Long Course\| Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
3		Nadeem Zaki Manj	Director General Strategic Plans Division JSHQ	Colonel Commandant Armoured Corps 4 CAVALRY (VALIANTS)	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
4		Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood	Commander I Corps, Mangla	Armoured Corps	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
5		Syed Muhammad Adnan	IG Training & Evaluation, GHQ	Colonel Commandant Punjab Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sword of Honour
6		Muhammad Waseem Ashraf	Director General Joint Staff, JSHQ	Frontier Force Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
7		Azhar Abbas	Chief of General Staff (CGS), GHQ	Colonel Commandant Baloch Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
8		Nauman Mehmood	President National Defence University, Islamabad	Baloch Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
9		Faiz Hameed	Commander XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur	Baloch Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
10		Muhammad Aamer^[7]	Commander XXX Corps, Gujranwala	Regiment of Artillery	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
11		Muhammad Chiragh Haider	Commander II Corps, Multan	Frontier Force Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
12		Nadeem Ahmad Anjum	ISI, Islamabad	Punjab Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
13		Khalid Zia	Military Secretary, GHQ	Punjab Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
14		Ali Amir Awan^[8]	Chairman Pakistan Ordinance Factory, Wah	Regiment of Artillery	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
15		Muhammad Saeed	Commander V Corps, Karachi	Sindh Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
16		Akhtar Nawaz^[9]	Chairman National Disaster Management Authority	Frontier Force Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
17		Muhammad Ali	Commander Army Strategic Forces Command	Regiment of Artillery	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
18		Sardar Hassan Azhar Hayat Khan	Commander XI Corps, Peshawar	Frontier Force Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
19		Asif Ghafoor	Commander XII Corps, Quetta	Regiment of Artillery	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
20		Salman Fayyaz Ghani	Inspector General Arms, GHQ	Frontier Force Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
21		Saqib Mehmood Malik^[10]	Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS), GHQ	Punjab Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
22		Muhammad Asim Malik^[11]	Adjutant general, GHQ	Baloch Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sword of Honour
23		Babar Iftikhar^[12]	DG ISPR	6th Lancers (Watson's Horse)	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
24		Inam Haider Malik^[13]	GOC 41st Infantry Division^[14]	Engineer Corps	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) ^[15]
25		Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah^[16]	Director General Doctrine & Evaluation (DG D&E) Training & Evaluation Branch GHQ	Sindh Regiment	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) ^[17]
26		Nauman Zakaria^[18]	Vice Chief of General Staff GS Branch, GHQ^[19]	Armoured Corps	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) ^[20]
27		Muhammad Zafar Iqbal^[21]	Officiating Commander Army Air Defence Command	Army Air Defence Command	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) ^[22]

List of designated and active
Lieutenant Generals
in the Medical Corps

#	Rank	Name	Position	Decorations
1	Lieutenant General	Mohsin Muhammad Qureshi	Surgeon General / Director General Medical Services (Inter-Services), GHQ	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) Colonel Commandant Army Medical Corps
2	Lieutenant General	Wasim Alamgir	Rector National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

References

^ "Two major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". DAWN.COM. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
^ "Two major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Pakistan Today. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
^ "Pakistan Navy Official Website". www.paknavy.gov.pk.
^ Naqvi, Haider (21 August 2019). "20 serving generals of Pak Army will retire till Nov 2022 - Top Story". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
^ "Ranks". Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
^ "ISPR: Six Major Generals of Pak Army promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General". Inter Services Public Relations. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Four Major Generals of Pak Army promoted to rank of Lt. General". The News. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Two major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn News. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "6 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn News. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Major General Saqib Mehmood promoted to rank of Lieutenant General". tribune.com.pk. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Major reshuffle in Army". thenews.com.pk. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". 11 October 2022.
^ "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". 11 October 2022.
^ "Meeting with Maj. Gen. Inam Haider Malik, GOC 41 Div". 13 August 2020.
^ "President confers 70 military awards on armed forces officers, soldiers". 6 September 2020.
^ Siddiqui, Naveed (11 October 2022). "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn.com.
^ "List of awards conferred by President Alvi on 6 September 2020". 7 September 2020.
^ Siddiqui, Naveed (11 October 2022). "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn.com.
^ "LoC truce recommitted for safety of Kashmiris: Army". 5 February 2022.
^ "List of awards conferred by President Alvi on 6 September 2020". 7 September 2020.
^ Siddiqui, Naveed (11 October 2022). "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn.com.
^ "List of awards conferred by President Alvi on 6 September 2020". 7 September 2020.

This article on a military rank or appointment is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[DAWN_2019-1] "Two major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". DAWN.COM. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

[Pakistan_Today_2019-2] "Two major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Pakistan Today. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

[3] "Pakistan Navy Official Website". www.paknavy.gov.pk.

[4] Naqvi, Haider (21 August 2019). "20 serving generals of Pak Army will retire till Nov 2022 - Top Story". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

[5] "Ranks". Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2019-06-27.

[6] "ISPR: Six Major Generals of Pak Army promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General". Inter Services Public Relations. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[7] "Four Major Generals of Pak Army promoted to rank of Lt. General". The News. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[8] "Two major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn News. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[9] "6 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn News. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[10] "Major General Saqib Mehmood promoted to rank of Lieutenant General". tribune.com.pk. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[11] "Major reshuffle in Army". thenews.com.pk. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[12] "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". 11 October 2022.

[13] "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". 11 October 2022.

[14] "Meeting with Maj. Gen. Inam Haider Malik, GOC 41 Div". 13 August 2020.

[15] "President confers 70 military awards on armed forces officers, soldiers". 6 September 2020.

[16] Siddiqui, Naveed (11 October 2022). "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn.com.

[17] "List of awards conferred by President Alvi on 6 September 2020". 7 September 2020.

[18] Siddiqui, Naveed (11 October 2022). "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn.com.

[19] "LoC truce recommitted for safety of Kashmiris: Army". 5 February 2022.

[20] "List of awards conferred by President Alvi on 6 September 2020". 7 September 2020.

[21] Siddiqui, Naveed (11 October 2022). "12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn.com.

[22] "List of awards conferred by President Alvi on 6 September 2020". 7 September 2020.

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

List of current Lieutenant Generals

List of designated and active Lieutenant Generals in the Medical Corps

References

List of designated and active
Lieutenant Generals
in the Medical Corps