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| 18th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 27 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Arif Alvi Asif Ali Zardari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | General Nadeem Raza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Mulhal Mughlan, Chakwal District, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards |  Nishan-e-Imtiaz Hilal-e-Imtiaz Order of Bahrain Star of Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1987–Present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |   General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | 8 Sind Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commands | List of Commands
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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 35th Chief of General Staff until he was succeeded by Azhar Abbas.[5][6]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nishan-i-Imtiaz Conferred on CJCSC General Sahir Shamshad Mirza". December 8, 2022.
- ^ "PM Shehbaz chooses Lt Gen Asim Munir as COAS, Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad as CJCSC". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ Web Desk (2021-09-07). "Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza appointed Commander Rawalpindi Corps: ISPR". The Nation. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza Appointed New Chief of Joint Staff: Pak Army". News18. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made army's chief of general staff". DAWN.COM. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-09.