Lieutenant general (Pakistan)

This article is about Pakistan Army rank. For other countries that use corresponding rank, see Lieutenant general.

Lieutenant General^[1] is a three-star army officer rank in the Pakistan Army. It is equivalent to a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy and an air marshal in the Pakistan Air Force. A lieutenant general is also called a three-star general. Like other armies, this rank is higher than a major general and lower than a full general.^[2][3] There are currently 27 Lieutenant Generals in the Pakistan Army, with each usually presiding over a corps.^[4]

Lieutenant General
Insignia with crossed swords and laurel device of a lieutenant general
Country	Pakistan
Service branch	Pakistan Army
Abbreviation	Lt Gen, LTG
Rank	Three-star
Non-NATO rank	OF-8
Next higher rank	General
Next lower rank	Major general
Equivalent ranks	Vice Admiral (Pakistan Navy) Air marshal (Pakistan Air Force)

The Pakistan Army has followed the British Army rank system since its independence from the British Empire in 1947. However, the crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolizes the sovereignty of the Government of Pakistan.^[5]

List of active three-star officers

#	Rank	Name	Appt.	Arm/Unit & Course	Awards	Insignias
01	Lieutenant General	Nadeem Ahmed Anjum	Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI) at ISI Headquarters, Islamabad	28th Punjab - 77 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
02		Akhtar Nawaz Satti [6]	Commander II Corps, Multan	30 Frontier Force Regiment - 19 OTS	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
03		Asif Ghafoor	President National Defence University, Islamabad	87 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery - 78 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
04		Muhammad Ali	Quarter Master General (QMG), GHQ, Rawalpindi	3 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery - 79 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
05		Saqib Mehmood Malik[7]	Commander XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur	14 Punjab Regiment - 79 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
06		Muhammad Asim Malik[8]	Adjutant General (AG), GHQ, Rawalpindi	12 Baloch - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sword of Honour
07		Inam Haider Malik[9]	Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Islamabad	1 Engineer Battalion - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
08		Fayyaz Hussain Shah	Inspector General Training and Evaluation (IG T&E), GHQ, Rawalpindi	4 Sind Regiment - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
09		Nauman Zakaria	Commander I Corps, Mangla	11 Cavalry (FF) - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz
10		Ahsan Gulrez	Director General Joint Staff (DG JS) at JS HQ, Rawalpindi	9 Frontier Force Regiment (Wilde's) - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
11		Muhammad Zafar Iqbal	Commander Army Air Defence Command (AADC), Rawalpindi	127 Medium Regt Air Defence - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
12		Shahid Imtiaz	Commander X Corps, Rawalpindi	19 Azad Kashmir Regiment - 22 OTS Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
13		Syed Aamer Raza	Commander IV Corps, Lahore	6 Lancers - 22 OTS Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
14		Muhammad Munir Afsar	Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Islamabad	39 Punjab Regt - 81 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
15		Babar Iftikhar	Commander V Corps, Karachi	6 Lancers - 81 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
16		Yusuf Jamal	Director General, Strategic Plans Division, (DG SPD), JS HQ, Rawalpindi	35 FF Regiment - 81 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
17		Kashif Nazir	Engineer in Chief, (E-in-C), GHQ, Rawalpindi	314 Assault Engineers	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
18		Muhammad Shahbaz Khan[10]	Commander Army Strategic Force Command (Commander ASFC), Rawalpindi	3 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz(Army) Sword of Honour
19		Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan[11]	Commander, XII Corps, Quetta	1st Frontier Force Regiment - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
20		Amer Ahsan Nawaz[12][13]	Military Secretary (MS) , GHQ, Rawalpindi	3 Baloch Regiment - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
21		Sarfraz Ahmed	Inspector General Arms (IG Arms), GHQ, Rawalpindi	148 Light AD (SP) Regt (AK) - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
22		Tahir Hameed Shah	Chairman, Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah Cantt	Regiment of Artillery - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
23		Shakir Ullah Khattak[14]	Chairman Heavy Industries (HIT), Taxila	13 Lancers 83 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
24		Muhammad Aqeel	Inspector General Communications and Information Technology (IG C&IT), GHQ, Rawalpindi	2 Frontier Force Regiment (Guides) 83 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
25		Syed Imdad Hussain Shah	Commander XXX Corps, Gujranwala	33 Azad Kashmir Regiment 83 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
26		Muhammad Avais Dastgir	Chief of General Staff (CGS), GHQ, Rawalpindi	58 Cavalry 83 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz
27		Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry	Director General, Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), GHQ, Rawalpindi	43 Electrical and Mechanical Engineers	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
28		Omer Ahmed Bokhari	Commander XI Corps, Peshawar	22 Baloch Regiment 84 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz(Army) Sword of Honour
29		Inayat Hussain	Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS), GHQ, Rawalpindi	2 Frontier Force Regiment (Guides)	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

List of designated and active Lieutenant Generals in the Medical Corps

#	Rank	Name	Position	Decorations
1	Lieutenant General	Mohsin Muhammad Qureshi	Surgeon General / Director General Medical Services (Inter-Services), GHQ	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) Colonel Commandant Army Medical Corps
2		Wasim Alamgir	Rector National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

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