Lieutenant general (Pakistan)

Lieutenant General[1] is a three-star army officer rank in the Pakistan Army. It is equivalent to a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy and an air marshal in the Pakistan Air Force. A lieutenant general is also called a three-star general. Like other armies, this rank is higher than a major general and lower than a full general.[2][3] There are currently 27 Lieutenant Generals in the Pakistan Army, with each usually presiding over a corps.[4]

Lieutenant General
Insignia with crossed swords and laurel device of a lieutenant general
Country Pakistan
Service branch Pakistan Army
AbbreviationLt Gen, LTG
RankThree-star
Non-NATO rankOF-8
Next higher rankGeneral
Next lower rankMajor general
Equivalent ranksVice Admiral (Pakistan Navy)
Air marshal (Pakistan Air Force)

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 edit

# 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 Director General 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 edit

# 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 Wasim Alamgir Rector National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi  
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

References edit

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