Majid Ehsan

Majid Ehsan is a retired three-star rank Pakistan Army general who has served as Inspector General Arms at General Army Headquarters in Rawalpindi. He was appointed to the post of colonel commandant of the Punjab Regiment in July 2021.^[4] He previously served as Vice Chief of General Staff and President of the National Defence University, he was appointed as Corp Commander IV Corps in December 2018^[5] until December 2020.^[6]

Lieutenant General Majid Ehsan HI(M)
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1986–2021[1][2]
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Punjab Regiment
Commands	Colonel Commandant Punjab Regiment IG Arms GHQ Commander IV Corps Vice Chief of General Staff DG Military Operations President National Defence University
Awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Alma mater	Pakistan Command & Staff College Command and Staff College, Cairo[3]

Career

He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in 1986 with his first assignment at the Punjab Regiment. He graduated from the Command and Staff College, and later went to Cairo, Egypt where he received his military training from the Command & Staff College. He obtained his military education from the National Defence University, Islamabad.^[2]

His staff and instructional assignments includes Platoon Commander at the Pakistan Military Academy, general staff officer-II and General Staff Officer-I at directorate of military operations. His previous assignments include Colonel General Staff and Brigade Commander and Commander IV Corps, in addition to serving as a commanding officer at School of Infantry and Tactics, and Commander of Infantry Division until he was appointed as Vice Chief of General Staff.^[2]

He retired on 18 October 2021.^[1]

Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Crescent of Excellence)		Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal) 1998
Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) Siachen Glacier Clasp	Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal) 1998	Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal) 2002	Tamgha-e-Azm (Medal of Conviction) (2018)
Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal) 2002	Tamgha-e-Azm (Medal of Conviction) (2018)	10 Years Service Medal	20 Years Service Medal
30 Years Service Medal	35 Years Service Medal	Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal) 1988	Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990
Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997	Command & Staff College Quetta Student's Medal	Nuth al-Markat (Combat Medal) Saudi Arabia (Gulf War 1991)	United Nations UNMIL Medal (2 Deployments)

Foreign decorations

Foreign Awards
Saudi Arabia	NNuth al-Markat (Combat Medal) (Gulf War 1991)
United Nations	UN UNMIL (Liberia) Medal