Sahir Shamshad Mirza

Sahir Shamshad Mirza
ساحر شمشاد مرزا
18th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Assumed office
27 November 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded byGeneral Nadeem Raza
Former Commands
Corps Commander Rawalpindi
In office
7 September 2021  26 November 2022
Preceded byAzhar Abbas
Succeeded byShahid Imtiaz
37th Chief of General Staff
In office
June 2019  September 2021
Preceded byNadeem Raza
Succeeded byAzhar Abbas
Adjutant General at GHQ
In office
June 2019  September 2019
Preceded byFaiz Hameed
Succeeded byMuhammad Aamer
Vice Chief of General Staff – Alpha
In office
October 2018  June 2019
Preceded byMajor General Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood
Succeeded byMajor General Muhammad Asim Malik
Director General Military Operations
In office
September 2015  October 2018
Preceded byMajor General Aamer Riaz
Succeeded byMajor General Nauman Zakaria
GOC 40th Infantry Division, D.I. Khan
In office
February 2015  15 September 2015
Succeeded byMajor General Abid Mumtaz
Personal details
BornMulhal Mughlan, Chakwal District, Pakistan
Parent
  • Shamshad Mirza (father)
Education
AwardsList
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1987–Present
RankGeneral
Unit8 Sind Regiment
Commands
List of Commands
Battles/wars

Sahir Shamshad Mirza NI(M) HI(M) (Urdu: ساحر شمشاد مرزا) is a Pakistani four star-general, currently serving as the 18th chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee appointed to the post on 27 November 2022. Prior to this appointment, he commanded the Rawalpindi Northern Command from 2021 to 2022.