37 Brigadiers of Pakistan Army promoted to Major General rank

RAWALPINDI: Thirty-seven Brigadiers including nine from Army Medical Corps on Thursday promoted to the rank of Major General in a ceremony presided by Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

An Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said promotion board from Brigadiers to Major General was held at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.

Those promoted include 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 Safdar, Brigadier Sarfraz Muhammad, Brigadier Rafiq Ur Rehman, Brigadier Inam Haider Malik, Brigadier Salman Fayyaz Ghani, Brigadier Sarfraz Ali, Brigadier Muhammad Aniq Ur Rehman Malik, Brigadier Muhammad Asim Malik, Brigadier Fayyaz Hussain Shah, Brigadier Shahid Nazir, Brigadier Zia Ur Rehman, Brigadier Zahid Mahmood, Brigadier Azhar Iqbal 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.

Those approved from Army Medical Corps for the rank of Major General include Brigadier Tahir Sardar, Brigadier Mrs Nigar Johar, Brigadier Irfan Ai Sheikh, Brigadier Liaquat Ali, Brigadier Iftikhar Ahmed, Brigadier Imran Fazal, Brigadier Tahir Iqbal, Brigadier Tariq Mahmood Satti and Brigadier Tahir Khadim, said the ISPR statement.

Army Selection Board held at GHQ. COAS presided. 37 Brigs including 9 from Medical Corps approved for promotion to the rank of Maj Gen. pic.twitter.com/IRvWJiFvrI

— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) February 9, 2017