Shahid Imtiaz (Urdu:شاہدامتیاز) is a Pakistani Lieutenant general who is the incumbent Corps Commander of X Corps. [1]
Shahid was commissioned in the 19 Azad Kashmir Regiment and completed the 22nd Officers Training School (OTS) course. [2] In February 2017,he was promoted to the rank of Major General. [3]
In March 2021,President of Pakistan Arif Alvi awarded him the Hilal-i-Imtiaz. [4]
In October 2022,he was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General during his tenure as Commandant of the School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta. [5]
Following Asim Munir's appointment as 11th Chief of the Army Staff in November 2022,Imtiaz was brought in to lead X Corps. Imtiaz was regarded as Munir's "trusted and favorite" from the OTS. [2] He officially took command of X Corps later that same December. [6]
In September 2023,there was speculation that Imtiaz would be appointed as the Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence (DG—ISI). However,Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) denied these reports,labeling them as baseless. [7]