Sahir Shamshad Mirza

General
Sahir Shamshad Mirza
NI(M) HI(M)
General Sahir Shamshad Mirza NI(M) HI(M)
ساحر شمشاد مرزا
18th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 November 2022
President	Arif Alvi
Preceded by	General Nadeem Raza
Preceded by
Former Commands
Corps Commander Rawalpindi
	In office; 7 September 2021 – 26 November 2022
Preceded by	Azhar Abbas
Succeeded by	Shahid Imtiaz
35th Chief of General Staff
	In office; June 2019 – September 2021
Preceded by	Nadeem Raza
Succeeded by	Azhar Abbas
Adjutant General at GHQ
	In office; June 2019 – September 2019
Preceded by	Faiz Hameed
Succeeded by	Muhammad Aamer
Vice Chief of General Staff – Alpha
	In office; October 2018 – June 2019
Preceded by	Major General Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood
Succeeded by	Major General Muhammad Asim Malik
Director General Military Operations
	In office; September 2015 – October 2018
Preceded by	Major General Aamer Riaz
Succeeded by	Major General Nauman Zakaria
GOC 40th Infantry Division, D.I. Khan
	In office; February 2015 – September 2015
Succeeded by	Major General Abid Mumtaz
Personal details
Born	Mulhal Mughlan, Chakwal District, Pakistan
Parent	Shamshad Mirza (father);
Education	Pakistan Military Academy; National Defence University; Cranfield University (MSc.);
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz; Hilal-e-Imtiaz; Order of Bahrain; Star of Jordan
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1987–Present
Rank	General
Unit	8 Sind Regiment
Commands	List of Commands X Corps; Chief of General Staff; Vice CGS - Alpha; Military Operations; 40 Infantry Division, Okara; Brigade Major of two Infantry Brigades; GSO Grade I (Plans) Pakistan Contingent UNOMSIL;
Battles/wars	Sierra Leone Civil War; Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Operation Zarb-e-Azb; ;

General Sahir Shamshad Mirza HI(M) NI(M) (Urdu: ساحر شمشاد مرزا) is a four-star rank general in the Pakistan Army, currently serving as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee appointed to the post on 27 November 2022. Prior to his appointment as Commander of X Corps at Rawalpindi, he previously served as 35th Chief of General Staff until he was succeeded by Azhar Abbas.

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