Zubair Mahmood Hayat

General
Zubair Mahmood Hayat
NI(M) HI(M)
General Zubair Mahmood Hayat NI(M) HI(M)
زبیر محمود حیات
	Hayat in 2018
16th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
	In office; 28 November 2016 – 27 November 2019
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Gen. Rashad Mahmood
Succeeded by	Gen. Nadeem Raza
Chief of General Staff
	In office; 9 April 2015 – 28 November 2016
Preceded by	Lt-Gen. I. Nadeem Ahmad
Succeeded by	Lt-Gen. Bilal Akbar
Director General Strategic Plans Division Force
	In office; December 2013 – April 2015
Commander XXXI Corps Bahawalpur
	In office; January 2013 – December 2013
Personal details
Born	Zubair Mahmood Hayat
Relations	Lt-Gen. Omar Mahmood Hayat (brother); Maj-Gen. Ahmad Mahmood Hayat (brother);
Alma mater	Iqra University Pakistan Military Academy; British Army Staff College; National Defence University;
Nickname	Zubair
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1978–2019
Rank	General
Unit	3(SP) Medium, Artillery Corps
Commands	XXXI Corps in Bahawalpur; DG Strategic Plans Division; GOC 15th Infantry Division; Military and Air attaché at the High Commission of Pakistan in London; Defence attaché at Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C. Director-General Staff Duties at COAS Secretariat; Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to COAS;
Battles/wars	2001 Indo-Pakistani standoff; 2008 Indo-Pakistani standoff; 2016 India-Pakistan military confrontation; 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes;
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military); Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military); Order of King Abdulaziz; Turkish Legion of Merit; Azerbaijan Anniversary Medal; Republic of Azerbaijan Medal;

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Zubair Mahmood Hayat NI(M) HI(M) (born 1960) is a retired four-star rank army general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 16th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 28 November 2016 until his retirement on 27 November 2019.