Major general is a two star general officer rank, which is the fourth highest active military rank in the Pakistan Army. The rank sits above Brigadier general and below Lieutenant General. The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton and a star and crescent inside a diamond shape.
Appointment A major general serves at various capacities in the army.
GHQ and Regimental Appointments A major general heads different directorates at the GHQ, such as National Logistics Cell, Military Lands and Cantonments Department and so on. They also serve as the Deputy appointments of Chief of General Staff, DG ISPR, Inspector General Arms and other appointments which are often held by a three star general. He also serves as the Director General of different arms of the army, such as Pakistan Army Infantry Branch and others.
Field Appointments A major general commands the Infantry Divisions of the Pakistan Army. He also holds the top rank of Special Security Division, mechanized divisions, armoured divisions and the Force Command Northern Areas. He serves as Commander Logistics Area of different major military divisions such as Karachi, Islamabad and so on. He is seen serving as the senior most appointment of Special Service Group.
Paramilitary Appointments A major general serves as the top military appointment of different paramilitary organizations of Pakistan. They also lead the National Guard, Airports Security Force and the Anti-Narcotics Force. The most vital paramilitary appointment is usually considered as Inspector General of the Frontier Corps.
Other appointments A major general is also seen serving as the Commandant of military training institutions, such as Pakistan Military Academy and Command and Staff College Quetta and may serve at other appointments at National Defence University. He also commands different directorates of Inter-Services Intelligence. He performs duties as Military Secretary and Private Secretary to Chief of the Army Staff. Often he holds a seat at Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Defence Production.
Appointments in Medical Corps A major general from Pakistan Army Medical Corps is usually seen commanding CMH Lahore and CMH Rawalpindi. They also serve as head of numerous branches at a CMH.
List of serving major generals # Name Unit and course of commission Appt. Awards Notes01 Khurram Anwar Qadri (superseded) 10 Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Battalion Integrated Course Director General, Military Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (DG MVRDE), Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 02 Kashif Zafar (superseded) Ordnance Corps 82 PMA LC Director General, Procurement Army (DG P – Army), at AG Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 03 Muhammad Ali Khan (superseded) 11 Signal Battalion 82 PMA LC Signal Officer in Chief (SO in C), at C &IT Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 04 Amir Naveed Warraich (superseded) 149 Field Regiment Artillery 83 PMA LC Director General, Artillery (DG Arty), at Arms Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 05 Muhammad Ahsan Khattak (superseded) 20 Frontier Force Regiment 83 PMA LC Director General, Infantry (DG Inf), at Arms Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Imtiazi Sanad 06 Muhammad Aamir Majeed (superseded) 29 Azad Kashmir Regiment 83 PMA LC Director General, Security (DG Sec) at SPD, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 07 Mohammad Ejaz Mirza (superseded) 7 Field Regiment Artillery 83 PMA LC Director General, National Defence Complex (DG NDC), at QMG Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 08 Zafar Iqbal Marwat (superseded) 11 Cavalry (FF) 83 PMA LC Director General, Armoured Corps (DG AC), at Arms Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 09 Kamal Azfar (superseded) 662 Engineer Battalion 84 PMA LC Surveyor General at Survey of Pakistan (SG at SoP), Islamabad Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 10 Adil Yamin (superseded) 13 Frontier Force Regiment 84 PMA LC Director General, Personnel (DG P), at Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 11 Muhammad Kashif Azad (superseded) 9 Punjab Regiment 84 PMA LC Director General, Commercial (DG C), at POF Wah Cantt. Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)12 Kamran Ahmed Satti (superseded) Army Services Corps 84 PMA LC Director General, Budget (DG B) at LS Branch GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)13 Muhammad Shuja Anwar (superseded) 61 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery 84 PMA LC Director General, Remount Vetenary & Farms Corps (DG RV &FC), GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 14 Majid Jahangir (superseded) 9 Punjab Regiment 84 PMA LCCommander, Logistics Area (Comd Log Area), Karachi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Imtiazi Sanad15 Asif Mahmood Goraya Army Air Defence84 PMA LC Commandant, School of Army Air Defence (Comdt SAAD), Malir, Karachi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 16 Akif Iqbal 37 Punjab Regiment84 PMA LC Director General, Counter-Terrorism (DG CT), at Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 17 Muhammad Irfan 39 Punjab Regiment84 PMA LC Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 18 Dilawar Khan 47 Field Regiment Artillery84 PMA LC Director General, Welfare & Rehabilitation Directorate (DG W & R Dte), GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 19 Zafar Iqbal 106 Ordnance Unit DG Ordnance Services at OS Directorate, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 20 Muhammad Shahbaz Tabassum Corps of Military Intelligence 82 PMA LC Director General- X (DG X), at Dte Gen ISI, Islamabad Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 21 Faheem Amer 8 Cavalry 84 PMA LC Ministry of Defence, Islamabad. Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 22 Shahid Manzoor 2 Field Regiment Artillery 84 PMA LC Research and Development Establishment (RDE), GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 23 Adil Rehmani 25 Frontier Force Regiment 84 PMA LC Director General, Sports & Fitness Directorate, at T &E Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Basalat 24 Rashid Mehmood 29 Cavalry 84 PMA LC Commander, Logistics Area (Comd Log Area), Karachi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 25 Abdul Moeed 27 Cavalry 85 PMA LCDirector General, Anti Norcotics Force (DG ANF), at ANF Headquarters, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 26 Arshad Mehmood 153 Medium Regiment Artillery 85 PMA LCDirector General, Defence Security Force (DG DSF), Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)27 Muhammad Atif Mansha 12 Medium Regiment Artillery 85 PMA LCCommander, Logistics Area (Comd Log Area), Peshawar Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 28 Javed Dost Chandio 63 Frontier Force Regiment 85 PMA LC Director General, Production (DG P), at POF Wah Cantt. Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)29 Kamran Tabrez Savera 47 Baloch Regiment 85 PMA LC30 Syed Asif Hussain 21 Frontier Force Regiment 85 PMA LC Deputy Inspector General, Communication &IT (Dy IG C &IT), GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 31 Muhammad Raza Aizad15 Baloch Regiment 86 PMA LC Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies Research and Analysis (DG ISSRA), at NDU, Islamabad Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sword of Honour 32 Muhammad Ishaq Khattak 36 Frontier Force Regiment 86 PMA LC Director General, Weapons Development (DG Wpn Dev), at SPD, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)33 Chaudhary Amir Ajmal 45 Baloch Regiment 86 PMA LCVice Chief of General Staff-Alpha (VCGS-A), at GS Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)34 Jawwad Ahmed Qazi 4 Baloch Regiment 86 PMA LC MLRC, X Corps Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 35 Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhary 30 (SP) Heavy Regiment Artillery 86 PMA LCCommandant, Pakistan Military Academy Kakul (Comdt PMA), Abbottabad Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 36 Ehsan Ali 55 Baloch Regiment 86 PMA LC Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence Production (AS MoDP), Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 37 Kamran Nazir Malik68 Baloch Regiment 86 PMA LCDeputy Quartermaster general at QMG Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 38 Wajid Aziz 39 Punjab Regiment 86 PMA LC Director General, Military Intelligence (DG MI), at GS Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)39 Muhammad Umer Bashir 140 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery 86 PMA LCVice Chief of General Staff-Bravo (VCGS-B), at GS Branch, GHQ Rawalpindi Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 40 Asad Ur Rehman Cheema Army Air Defence 86 PMA LC Director General, Special Investment Facilitation Council (DG SIFC) at PM Sectt, Islamabad. 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