RAWALPINDI: Four major generals of the Pakistan Army have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.
According to the military’s media wing, those who got promotion are Maj Gen Majid Ehsan, Maj Gen Aamir Abbasi, Maj Gen Abdullah Dogar and Maj Gen Hamooduz Zaman.
Maj Gen Ehsan has also been given the portfolio of president of the National Defence University (NDU) while Maj Gen Dogar was appointed Multan corps commander.
In February, 37 brigadiers of the Pakistan Army were also promoted to the rank of major general.
Those promoted included Brigadier Nauman Zakria, Brigadier Kanwar Adnan Ahmed Khan, Brigadier Syed Aamir Raza, Brigadier Tariq Zameer, Brigadier Tahir Gulzar Malik, Brigadier Shahid Mahmood, Brigadier Muhammad Asghar, Brigadier Khalid Saeed, Brigadier Ayman Bilal Saida, Brigadier Sarfraz Muhammad, Brigadier Rafiq Ur Rehman, Brigadier Inam Haider Malik, Brigadier Salman Fayyaz Ghani, Brigadier Sarfraz Ali, Brigadier Muhammad Aniqur Rehman Malik, Brigadier Muhammad Asim Malik, Brigadier Fayyaz Hussain Shah, Brigadier Shahid Nazir, Brigadier Ziaur Rehman, Brigadier Zahid Mahmood, Brigadier Azhar lqbal Abbasi, Brigadier Tariq Mahmood, Brigadier Ahsan Gulrez, Brigadier Shahid Imtiaz, Brigadier Rizwan Afzal, Brigadier Usman Haq, Brigadier Syed Shahab Shahid and Brigadier Nauman Ahmed Hashmi.
Published in Daily Times, October 19th 2017.
