Lieutenant general (Pakistan)

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
AbbreviationLt Gen, LTG
RankThree-star
Non-NATO rankOF-8
Next higher rankGeneral
Next lower rankMajor general
Equivalent ranksVice 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

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# 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

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# 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)

References

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