Asim Munir

General
Asim Munir
NI(M) HI(M)^[1]
General Asim Munir NI(M) HI(M)
عاصم منیر
	Official military portrait, 2022
11th Chief of the Army Staff
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 November 2022
President	Arif Alvi; Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded by	Qamar Javed Bajwa
President
Preceding Commands
Quartermaster General
	In office; 6 October 2021 – 28 November 2022
President	Arif Alvi
Corps Commander Gujranwala
	In office; 17 June 2019 – 6 October 2021
President	Arif Alvi
28th Director General of the ISI
	In office; 25 October 2018 – 16 June 2019
President	Arif Alvi
Preceded by	LTG Naveed Mukhtar
Succeeded by	LTG Faiz Hameed
Director General Military Intelligence
	In office; December 2016 – 24 October 2018
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by	Major General Nadeem Zaki Manj
Succeeded by	Major General Sarfraz Ali
Commander Force Command Northern Areas
	In office; October 2014 – December 2016
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by	Major General Hafiz Masroor Ahmad
Succeeded by	Major General Saqib Mehmood Malik
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 55–56); Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Spouse	Syeda Irum Asim
Children	3
Parent	Syed Sarwar Munir Shah (father);
Education	Officers Training School, Mangla; Pakistan Command and Staff College; National Defence University, Pakistan; Fuji School Japan; Malaysian Armed Forces College;
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1986–present
Rank	General
Unit	23 Frontier Force Regiment
Commands	Quartermaster General; XXX Corps; Inter-Services Intelligence; Military Intelligence of Pakistan; Force Command Northern Areas (FCNA); 23 Frontier Force Regiment;
Battles/wars	Insurgency in Balochistan; Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad; War in North-West Pakistan; Durand line skirmishes ; 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes; 2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes; 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes; Operation Azm-e-Istehkam;
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz; Hilal-i-Imtiaz; Sword of Honour (Pakistan)

Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah^[3]^[1] NI(M) HI(M) (Urdu: سید عاصم منیر احمد شاہ; born 1968)^[1] is a Pakistani general and the current Chief of Army Staff since 29 November 2022.^[4] Before becoming the army chief, he was posted at the GHQ as Quartermaster general.^[5] He commanded the XXX Corps in Gujranwala from 17 June 2019 to 6 October 2021.^[6] He served as the 28th Director-General of the ISI until he was replaced by lieutenant general Faiz Hameed on 16 June 2019.^[7] Munir received the Sword of Honour for his performance as a cadet in the Officers Training School (OTS), Mangla.^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lt General Asim Munir". www.ispr.gov.pk.
^ "COAS pick: Lt Gen Asim Munir — a brief profile". The News International. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "General Asim Munir assumes command of the Pakistan Army". The News International. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "Lt General Asim Munir set to become next army chief, govt announces". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
^ "Who will be the next army chief?". 16 August 2022.
^ "Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan". www.ispr.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ Reshuffle in army top brass 17 June 2019, The Nation.
^ "A brief look at General Asim Munir's career". Geo News. 29 November 2022.

[COAS_Name-1] "Lt General Asim Munir". www.ispr.gov.pk.

[2] "COAS pick: Lt Gen Asim Munir — a brief profile". The News International. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

[3] "General Asim Munir assumes command of the Pakistan Army". The News International. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[auto-4] "Lt General Asim Munir set to become next army chief, govt announces". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

[5] "Who will be the next army chief?". 16 August 2022.

[6] "Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan". www.ispr.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[7] Reshuffle in army top brass 17 June 2019, The Nation.

[GeoNews-8] "A brief look at General Asim Munir's career". Geo News. 29 November 2022.

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