Asim Munir

Field Marshal
Asim Munir
NI(M) HJ HI(M)
Field Marshal Asim Munir NI(M) HJ HI(M)
عاصم منیر
	Official portrait, c. 2025
1st Chief of Defence Forces
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 December 2025
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded by	Sahir Shamshad Mirza; (as CJCSC)
11th Chief of the Army Staff
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 November 2022
President	Arif Alvi; Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded by	Qamar Javed Bajwa
Quartermaster General
	In office; 6 October 2021 – 28 November 2022
President	Arif Alvi
Corps Commander Gujranwala
	In office; 17 June 2019 – 6 October 2021
President	Arif Alvi
28th Director General of the ISI
	In office; 25 October 2018 – 16 June 2019
President	Arif Alvi
Preceded by	LTG Naveed Mukhtar
Succeeded by	LTG Faiz Hameed
Director General Military Intelligence
	In office; December 2016 – 24 October 2018
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by	Major General Nadeem Zaki Manj
Succeeded by	Major General Sarfraz Ali
Commander Force Command Northern Areas
	In office; October 2014 – December 2016
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by	Major General Hafiz Masroor Ahmad
Succeeded by	Major General Saqib Mehmood Malik
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 57–58); Rawalpindi, West Pakistan, Pakistan
Spouse	Syeda Irum Asim
Children	3
Parent	Syed Sarwar Munir Shah (father);
Education	Officers Training School; Pakistan Command and Staff College; National Defence University, Pakistan; Fuji School Japan; Malaysian Armed Forces College;
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1986 — present
Rank	Field Marshal
Unit	23 Frontier Force Regiment
Commands	Quartermaster General; XXX Corps; Inter-Services Intelligence; Military Intelligence of Pakistan; Force Command Northern Areas (FCNA); 23 Frontier Force Regiment;
Battles/wars	Insurgency in Balochistan Operation Azm-e-Istehkam; ; War in North-West Pakistan Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad; Operation Azm-e-Istehkam; ; Durand line skirmishes 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes; 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict; ; 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes; 2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar; ; 2025 India-Pakistan conflict Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos; ; 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war Operation Ghazab Lil Haq; ;
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz; Hilal-i-Imtiaz ; Hilal-i-Jur'at ; Sword of Honour

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Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah (born 1968) NI(M) HJ HI(M) is a Pakistani military officer who is currently serving as Pakistan's first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and the 11th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army concurrently. Prior to becoming the COAS, he was posted at the GHQ as quartermaster general. He is the first army chief of Pakistan who has previously headed both the Military Intelligence and Inter-Services Intelligence.

Munir received the Sword of Honour for his performance as a cadet in the Officers Training School (OTS), Mangla. He commanded the XXX Corps in Gujranwala from 17 June 2019 to 6 October 2021. He served as the 28th Director-General of the ISI until he was replaced by Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed on 16 June 2019. On 20 May 2025, Munir was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal for his leadership during the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, becoming the second-ever person to attain the rank in Pakistan's history after Ayub Khan, and the only field marshal to serve as the Chief of Army Staff simultaneously. He is also a recipient of the Hilal-i-Jur'at, Pakistan's second-highest gallantry award. On 4 December 2025, he was appointed the first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The post is a dual-hatted role held concurrently with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), with his tenure as COAS recommencing for a five-year term from the date of the CDF notification.