Zubair Mahmood Hayat

General (R) Zubair Mahmood Hayat NI(M)  HI(M)
زبیر محمود حیات
Hayat in 2018
16th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 28 November 2016 – 27 November 2019
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Gen. Rashad Mahmood
Succeeded by	Gen. Nadeem Raza
Chief of General Staff
In office 9 April 2015 – 28 November 2016
Preceded by	Lt-Gen. I. Nadeem Ahmad
Succeeded by	Lt-Gen. Bilal Akbar
Director General Strategic Plans Division Force
In office December 2013 – April 2015
Commander XXXI Corps Bahawalpur
In office January 2013 – December 2013
Personal details
Born	Zubair Mahmood Hayat
Relations	Lt-Gen. Omar Mahmood Hayat (brother)[1][2] Maj-Gen. Ahmad Mahmood Hayat (brother)[3]
Alma mater	Iqra University Pakistan Military Academy British Army Staff College National Defence University[4]
Nickname	Zubair
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1978–2019
Rank	General
Unit	3(SP) Medium, Artillery Corps
Commands	XXXI Corps in Bahawalpur DG Strategic Plans Division GOC 15th Infantry Division Military and Air attaché at the High Commission of Pakistan in London Defence attaché at Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C.
Battles/wars	2001 Indo-Pakistani standoff 2008 Indo-Pakistani standoff 2016 India-Pakistan military confrontation 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Order of King Abdulaziz Turkish Legion of Merit Azerbaijan Anniversary Medal Republic of Azerbaijan Medal

General Zubair Mahmood Hayat NI(M) HI(M) (born 1960) is a retired four-star rank army general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 16th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 28 November 2016 until his retirement on 27 November 2019.^[5][6]