Shahid Imtiaz
Shahid Imtiaz | |
|---|---|
| Corps Commander X Corps | |
| Assumed office November 2022 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Officers Training School |
| Awards |  Hilal-e-Imtiaz |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1989—present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 19 Azad Kashmir Regiment |
Shahid Imtiaz (Urdu: شاہد امتیاز) is a Pakistani Lieutenant general who is the incumbent Corps Commander of X Corps.[1]
Military career
[edit]Shahid was commissioned in the 19 Azad Kashmir Regiment and completed the 22nd Officers Training School (OTS) course.[2] In February 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Major General.[3]
In March 2021, President of Pakistan Arif Alvi awarded him the Hilal-i-Imtiaz.[4]
He has served as the Director General, Staff Duties at the COAS Secretariat and as GOC 23 Div, Jhelum. In October 2022, he was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General during his tenure as Commandant of the School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta.[5]
Following Asim Munir's appointment as 11th Chief of the Army Staff in November 2022, Imtiaz was brought in to lead X Corps. He officially took command of X Corps later that same December.[6]
In September 2023, there was speculation that Imtiaz would be appointed as the Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence (DG—ISI). However, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) denied these reports, labeling them as baseless.[7]
References
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- ^ Banerji, Rana. "Pakistan Army Chief's Headaches". Rediff. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "37 Brigadiers of Pak Army promoted to Major-General rank". The Express Tribune. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "President confers awards on Armed Forces personnel". The Nation. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Syed, Baqir Sajjad (12 October 2022). "Stage set for major reshuffle in top military brass". Dawn. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Nazar, Nuzhat (3 December 2022). "Maj-Gen Sharif made ISPR DG". Brecorder. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Fact Check: Will Lt General Shahid Imtiaz be new DG ISI?". The Pakistan Observer. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.