Sahir Shamshad Mirza

General
Sahir Shamshad Mirza
NI(M) HI(M)
ساحر شمشاد مرزا
18th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 November 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded byGeneral Nadeem Raza
Former Commands
Corps Commander Rawalpindi
In office
7 September 2021 – 26 November 2022
Preceded byAzhar Abbas
Succeeded byShahid Imtiaz
37th Chief of General Staff
In office
June 2019 – September 2021
Preceded byNadeem Raza
Succeeded byAzhar Abbas
Adjutant General at GHQ
In office
June 2019 – September 2019
Preceded byFaiz Hameed
Succeeded byMuhammad Aamer
Vice Chief of General Staff – Alpha
In office
October 2018 – June 2019
Preceded byMajor General Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood
Succeeded byMajor General Muhammad Asim Malik
Director General Military Operations
In office
September 2015 – October 2018
Preceded byMajor General Aamer Riaz
Succeeded byMajor General Nauman Zakaria
GOC 40th Infantry Division, D.I. Khan
In office
February 2015 – September 2015
Succeeded byMajor General Abid Mumtaz
Personal details
BornMulhal Mughlan, Chakwal District, Pakistan
Parent
  • Shamshad Mirza (father)
Education
Awards Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Order of Bahrain
Star of Jordan
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1987–Present
Rank General
Unit8 Sind Regiment
Commands
List of Commands
[2]
Battles/wars

General Sahir Shamshad Mirza NI(M) HI(M) (Urdu: ساحر شمشاد مرزا) is a four-star general in the Pakistan Army, currently serving as the 18th Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee[3] appointed to the post on 27 November 2022.[4] Prior to his appointment as Commander of X Corps at Rawalpindi, he previously served as 37th Chief of General Staff until he was succeeded by Azhar Abbas.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Nishan-i-Imtiaz Conferred on CJCSC General Sahir Shamshad Mirza". 8 December 2022. During his illustrious military career, he served on various Command, Staff and Instructional assignments. His major staff appointments include Brigade Major of two Infantry Brigades, General Staff Officer Grade-1 (Plans) at Pakistan Contingent United Nations Mission Sierra Leone, Director Military Operations and Director General Military Operations, Vice Chief of General Staff, Adjutant General and Chief of General Staff at the General Headquarters. In his instructional appointments, he has been on the faculty of the School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta, Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Kakul and Command and Staff College, Quetta. General Sahir Shamshad Mirza has commanded an Infantry Battalion, each in North Waziristan and Shaqma War Zone, and Infantry Brigade along the Working Boundary, an Infantry Division in Operation Al-Mizan and Command of 10 Corps.
  2. ^ "Nishan-i-Imtiaz Conferred on CJCSC General Sahir Shamshad Mirza". December 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "PM Shehbaz chooses Lt Gen Asim Munir as COAS, Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad as CJCSC". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  4. ^ Web Desk (2021-09-07). "Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza appointed Commander Rawalpindi Corps: ISPR". The Nation. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  5. ^ "Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza Appointed New Chief of Joint Staff: Pak Army". News18. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  6. ^ "Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made army's chief of general staff". DAWN.COM. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-09.