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Who will be next Pakistan Army Chief?

Who will become next COAS?

Who is next army chief 2022?

Who is the current Chief of General Staff of Pakistan Army 2021?

General Qamar Javed Bajwa, a four-star general who is due to retire as Chief of Army Staff on 29 November, 2022 after having been granted a three-year extension. Gen. Bajwa, 61, was appointed as the army chief by the then prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, in 2016

Who ???

Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza

Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza is currently serving as Corps Commander Rawalpindi. 

Previously, He was chief of general staff in the General Headquarters of the Pakistan Army.

As a two-star general, he served as the director general of the military operations, vice chief of general staff as well as commanded the 40 Infantry Division in Dera Ismail Khan.

The division has now moved to Okara. He belongs to Mulhal Mughlan in district Chakwal, Punjab.

Lt. Gen. Azhar Abbas

Lt Gen Azhar Abbas is serving as chief of general staff at the moment. Prior to his current posting, he commanded the Rawalpindi Corps and was DG joint staff headquarter. 

He was also the personal secretary to former army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif.

He has further served as general officer commanding the 12 Infantry Division in Murree.

Interestingly, Pakistan’s last five chairmen joint chiefs of staff committee have previously also held the post of general staff.

Lt. Gen. Nauman Mahmood Raja

Lt. Gen. Nauman M. Raja is the president of the National Defense University. Previously, he held the positions of corps commander Peshawar and inspector general communication and IT. 

As a major general, he has served in the ISI as DG analysis as well as general officer commanding of the Infantry division in Miranshah. Lt Gen Raja belongs to Adhwal, Rawalpindi.

Also important to note is that Lt Gen Azhar Abbas, Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood Raja, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed all three belong to the Baloch Regiment.

Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed

Currently serving as corps commander Peshawar, Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed has served as the DG ISI and adjutant general. As a major general, 

Gen. Hameed commanded the Pano Aqil Infantry Division and remained DG counter intelligence/ internal security ISI.

When he was a brigadier, he served as the chief of staff of the Rawalpindi Corps with then Lt. Gen. and now COAS Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa. He hails from the Latifal district Chakwal.

Interestingly, only three corps commanders of Peshawar were later elevated to the position of four-star generals in the past – namely, General Sawar Khan, General Aslam Baig and General Ehsan ul Haq.

Lt. Gen. Muhammad Aamer

The corps commander Gujranwala Lt Gen Muhammad Aamer belongs to the Artillery. Previously, he has served as the adjutant general. 

As a major general, he was the GoC of the 10 Infantry Div Lahore & director general staff duties at the COAS secretariat.

Lt. Gen. Chiragh Haider Baloch

The corps commander Multan Lt. Gen. Chiragh Haidar Baloch is a Punjabi Baloch and belongs to the Sahiwal, district Sargodha. 

Previously, he has served as the DG of the joint staff headquarter, DG military training and GoC Infantry Division Jhelum.

Lt. Gen. Nadeem Ahmed Anjum Sheikh

The serving DG ISI, Lt. Gen. Nadeem Ahmed Anjum Sheikh has previously served as corps commander Karachi, 

Commandant command and staff college Quetta, inspector general frontier corps Balochistan and brigade commander Waziristan and Kurram Agency.