Muhammad Saeed (general)

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Muhammad Saeed
AllegianceFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Service/branchFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army
Years of service1987–November 2023
Rank OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg Lieutenant general
Commands held
Awards Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Alma mater National Defence University, Pakistan

Muhammad Saeed HI is a retired three-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 37th Chief of General Staff (CGS) of Pakistan Army. Saeed previously served as corps commander of the V Corps [1] and the 34th president of the National Defence University from November 2019 to November 2021, his previous staff assignments include Director-General Analysis (DG-A ISI) of the Inter-Services Intelligence.

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Biography

Saeed was commissioned in the Pakistan Army on 13 April 1987. [2] He graduated from the National Defence University, Pakistan, and the Command and Staff College. He obtained his master's in science and war studies from Quaid-i-Azam University. [3]

He was initially appointed as commander of an infantry brigade, regiment, and later the general officer commanding (GOC) of an infantry division. In 2016 he was appointed as director-general of the Pakistan Rangers for Sindh unit. [4]

His staff assignments include deputy assistant military secretary (DAMS) and Military Secretary to Chief (MSC) to General Ashfaq Parvez Kyani (Retd), the then Chief of the Army Staff at the GHQ, Rawalpindi. [2]

Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png
Tamgha-e-Diffa.png Tamgha-e-Baqa (1998).png Tamgha-e-Istaqlal (2002).png Tamgha-e-Azm.png
10 years Service Medal.png 20 years Service Medal.png 30 years Service Medal.png 35 years Service Medal.png
Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988.png Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal, 2006.svg UN UNOMSIL Medal with 2.png

Effective dates of promotion

InsigniaRankDate
OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant General November 2019
OF-7 Pakistan Army.svg US-O8 insignia.svg Major General January 2016 [5]
OF-6 Pakistan Army.svg US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier June 2010
OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg Lieutenant Colonel September 2006
OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg Major January 1998
OF-2 Pakistan Army.svg Captain September 1993
OF-1(B) Pakistan Army.svg Lieutenant April 1988
OF-1(A) Pakistan Army.svg Second Lieutenant April 1987

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References

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