Ayman Bilal Safdar | |
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Commander of I Corps | |
In office September 2022 –May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood |
Succeeded by | Nauman Zakaria |
Inspector General Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) | |
In office December 2020 –October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Sarfaraz Ali |
Succeeded by | Kamal Anwar Chaudhry |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy Command and Staff College Quetta |
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Years of service | 1989–2024 |
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Unit | 118 Medium Artillery Regiment |
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Battles/wars | Insurgency in Balochistan MONUSCO |
Ayman Bilal Safdar is a retired three-star general in the Pakistan Army,who last served as the Commander of I Corps. [2] [3]
Safdar was commissioned into the 118 Medium Artillery Regiment via 80th PMA Long Course. [4]
Over his service of 35 years,he held several prominent roles. He served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 8th Infantry Division based in Sialkot,as well as Chief Instructor A Division at the National Defence University in Islamabad. [5]
In December 2020,he was appointed as the Inspector General of Frontier Corps Balochistan (South),a role he held until October 2021. [6] [7] [8]
In September 2022,Safdar was promoted from Major General to the rank of Lieutenant General. [9]
In 2022,he was appointed as Corps Commander of I Corps stationed in Mangla,one of Pakistan Army’s key strike formations. He served at MONUSCO as foreign attachment. [10] [11]
In April 2024,his early retirement was accepted by the federal government amid reports suggesting internal reshuffling at the higher echelons of the Pakistan Army. [12] [13] [14]
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Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | |||
Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) | Tamgha-e-Baqa 1998 | Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan 2002 | Tamgha-e-Azm (Medal of Conviction) (2018) |
10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal | 30 Years Service Medal | Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal) 1988 |
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 | Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 | Command and Staff College Quetta Centenary Student's Medal2005 | United Nations MONUSCO (2 Deployments) |