Azhar Abbas (general)

Azhar Abbas (Urdu: اظہر عباس) is a Pakistani three-star general who is serving as the 35th Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army. He was appointed to the position on 8 September 2021, replacing Lieutenant-General Sahir Shamshad Mirza.[1][2]

Azhar Abbas
Chief of General Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2021
Preceded by	Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza
Commander X Corps
In office September 2019 – September 2021
Preceded by	Lt Gen (r) Bilal Akbar
Succeeded by	Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza
DG JS at JSHQ Chaklala, Rawalpindi
In office April 2019 – September 2019
Preceded by	Lt Gen (r) Malik Zafar Iqbal
Succeeded by	Lt Gen Muhammad Chiragh Haider Baloch
Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta
In office June 2018 – April 2019
Preceded by	Maj Gen Shahid Nazir
Succeeded by	Maj Gen (Now Lt Gen) Salman Fayyaz Ghani
GOC 12 Infantry Division, Murree
In office December 2016 – June 2018
Preceded by	Maj Gen Muhammad Kaleem Asif
Succeeded by	Maj Gen Amer Ahsan Nawaz
Private Secretary to Chief of Army Staff, PS(C)
In office December 2013 – December 2016
Preceded by	Brig (Now Lt Gen) Muhammad Saeed
Succeeded by	Brig (Now Maj Gen) Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Alma mater	Command and Staff College, Quetta National Defence University, Islamabad
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	41 Baloch

CGS is responsible for operational and intelligence matters at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. Abbas was commissioned in the 41st Battalion of Baloch Regiment.[1] Previously, he served as Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta, headed a division in Murre, worked as a brigadier in the Operations Directorate, and was also a Private Secretary to the former Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif.[1]