28 brigadiers promoted to major-general

In addition to the army chief, the Board of Selection for Promotion comprises all corps commanders

In addition to the army chief, the Board of Selection for Promotion comprises all corps commanders. PAKISTAN ARMY LOGO

ISLAMABAD:
Twenty-eight brigadiers advanced to the rank of major-general on Wednesday after their promotions were approved by the army’s Selection Board for Promotion.

The meeting of the board, which is headed by army chief General Raheel Sharif, was held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. In addition to the army chief, the Board of Selection for Promotion comprises all corps commanders.


According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the officers recommended for promotion to the rank of major-general include Nadeem Zaki Manj, Shaheen Mazher Mehmood, Kamran Ali , Muhammad Aamer, Shahid Pervaiz,  Hafeezur Rahman, Amjad Ahmad Butt, Muhammad Adnan , Muhammad Waseem Ashraf, Muhammad Kaleem Asif, Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Sardar Tariq Aman, Tahir Masood Bhutta, Azher Abbas, Nauman Mahmood, Faiz Hamid, Nadir Khan, Muhammad Chiragh Haider, Manzoor Ahmed, Basit Raza and Anis Akbar.

Brigadiers from the Army Medical Corps who were promoted to the rank of major-general are Rahat Abbas (GDMO), Zahid Hamid (GDMO), Arshad Mahmood (urology), Shamrez Khan (radiologist), Naeem Naqi (classified medical and oncology), Tahir Mukhtar Sayed (classified medical) and Zafar Iqbal Sheikh (classified dermatologist and venereology).

Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2015.
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