Sajjad Akram | |
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Chairman of Punjab Public Service Commission | |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Commander,I Corps Mangla | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen Javed Alam Khan |
Succeeded by | Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmad |
Personal details | |
Born | Hyderabad,Sindh | April 5,1954
Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy Command and Staff College,Quetta National Defence College |
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Years of service | 1971 —2010 |
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Unit | 11 Baloch Regiment |
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Sajjad Akram is a retired senior officer of the Pakistan Army who had commanded the I Corps,situated at Mangla. Following retirement,he served as Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC).
Akram was born on 5 April 1954 in Hyderabad,Sindh. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College,Quetta and the National Defence College in Islamabad. [1]
During long illustrious military career,he has served at various capacities at home and aborad. He commanded two Infantry battalions,69 Baloch Regiment and 42 Baloch Regiment. As a brigadier,he commanded the 6 Azad Kashmir Brigade. Upon promotion to major general,he had led 37th Infantry Division. [1] In October 2003,Akram was appointed as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL),a post he held until September 2005. [2] [3]
He also held numerous staff appointments,including general staff officer - 3 and brigade major of an infantry brigade. As his instructional appointment,he was a platoon commander of one of platoons at Pakistan Military Academy and Directing Staff at Command and Staff College Quetta. He also served as Chief of Staff of a strike corps,one of the prominent appointment within a corp. [1]
He held the office of Director General National Accountability Bureau. [4] In 2006,he was appointed Corps Commander of I Corps,Mangla,one of the Pakistan Army’s principal strike formations. [5] [6] Later,he led the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority. [7] [8]
He retired from active military service in 2010. [9]