Sahir Shamshad Mirza

General
Sahir Shamshad Mirza
NI(C) NI(M) HI(M)
General Sahir Shamshad Mirza NI(C) NI(M) HI(M)
ساحر شمشاد مرزا
18th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
	In office; 27 November 2022 – 27 November 2025
President	Arif Alvi; Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded by	General Nadeem Raza
Succeeded by	Asim Munir; (as Chief of Defence Forces)
Preceded by
Former Commands
Corps Commander Rawalpindi
	In office; 7 September 2021 – 26 November 2022
Preceded by	Azhar Abbas
Succeeded by	Shahid Imtiaz
37th Chief of General Staff
	In office; June 2019 – September 2021
Preceded by	Nadeem Raza
Succeeded by	Azhar Abbas
Adjutant General at GHQ
	In office; June 2019 – September 2019
Preceded by	Faiz Hameed
Succeeded by	Muhammad Aamer
Vice Chief of General Staff – Alpha
	In office; October 2018 – June 2019
Preceded by	Major General Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood
Succeeded by	Major General Muhammad Asim Malik
Director General Military Operations
	In office; September 2015 – October 2018
Preceded by	Major General Aamer Riaz
Succeeded by	Major General Nauman Zakaria
GOC 40th Infantry Division, D.I. Khan
	In office; February 2015 – 15 September 2015
Succeeded by	Major General Abid Mumtaz
Personal details
Born	Mulhal Mughlan, Chakwal District, Pakistan
Parent	Shamshad Mirza (father);
Education	Pakistan Military Academy; National Defence University; Cranfield University (MSc.);
Awards	List
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1987–2025
Rank	General
Unit	8 Sindh Regiment
Commands	List of Commands X Corps; Chief of General Staff; Vice CGS - Alpha; Military Operations; 40 Infantry Division, Okara; Brigade Major of two Infantry Brigades; GSO Grade I (Plans) Pakistan Contingent UNOMSIL;
Battles/wars	Sierra Leone Civil War; Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Operation Zarb-e-Azb; ;

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Sahir Shamshad Mirza NI(M) HI(M) (Urdu: ساحر شمشاد مرزا) is a retired Pakistani four star-general, who served as the last chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee appointed to the post on 27 November 2022 for a three year term. Prior to this appointment, he commanded the Rawalpindi Northern Command from 2021 to 2022. He was a well decorated officer in the army, being awarded Nishan-e-Imtiaz both civilian and military.