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Amer Ahsan Nawaz | |
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Commander X Corps | |
Assumed office August 2025 | |
Preceded by | Lt. Gen. Shahid Imtiaz |
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Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy Command and Staff College Quetta |
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Years of service | 1990 —present |
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Unit | 3 Baloch Regiment |
Commands | X Corps 12th Infantry Division |
Lieutenant General Amer Ahsan Nawaz, HI(M) ,is a three star officer of the Pakistan Army currently serving as the Commander X Corps. He previously held the position of Military Secretary,a position he assumed on 20 September 2023. [1] [2]
Nawaz was commissioned in the 3 Baloch Regiment in 1990,after graduating from the 82nd PMA Long Course. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College,Quetta,National Defence University,Islamabad and the Command and General Staff College,Fort Leavenworth.
As a Major,has written a master thesis for the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College as part of his course on the Master of Art and Science. His thesis was titled Leader Development Process in Pakistan Army at the Tactical Level, [3] in 2004.
He has commanded his parent unit,served as the Brigade Major (BM) of an Infantry Brigade and as Chief of Staff XI Corps. He has also served on the faculty of different military educational institutes of Pakistan.
He was appointed as the GOC of the 12th Infantry Division,Murree upon his promotion as a two-star General. [4] Later he was appointed the Commandant of the Command and Staff College,Quetta. He is accredited of updating the academic curriculum to include subjects like the role of Artificial Intelligence,Cyber Warfare,Hybrid Warfare and Algorithmic Warfare in future wars. [1] [5] Nawaz later server as Military Secretary,assigned at the GHQ. As Military Secretary,he oversaw the internal affairs of the military,such as promotion,posting and career management of the officers and others. Later,he was appointed as the Commander of X Corps. [6]
Nawaz is the son of Khalid Nawaz Khan,a retired three star general of the Pakistan Army who has served as Commander XXXI Corps,and Military Secretary at the GHQ. He was one of the names considered for promotion to Army Chief following the resignation of Jahangir Karamat. [7]