37 brigadiers promoted to major general rank: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: 37 brigadiers, including nine from Army Medical Corps, were promoted to the rank of major general, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.

In a statement, ISPR said, “Promotion board from brigadiers to major general was held at General Headquarters (GHQ) on Thursday and was presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.  A total of 987 officers were considered for promotion.”

Those promoted include Brigadier Babar Iftikhar, Brigadier Muhammad Ahmed Malik, Brigadier Irfan Arshad, Brigadier Muhammad Shahbaz Khan, Brigadier Tahir Hameed Shah, Brigadier Irfan Ahmed Malik, Brigadier Raza Ali Khan, Brigadier Zafar Iqbal , Brigadier Zahid Sarwar Malik, Brigadier Kashif Nazir, Brigadier Adnan Asif Jah Shad, Brigadier Muhammad Zahid Khan, Brigadier Ghulam Jafar, Brigadier Muhammad Munir Afsar, Brigadier Yousuf Jamal, Brig Ehsan Mehmood Khan, Brigadier Muhammad Yousaf Majoka, Brigadier Asad Nawaz Janjua, Brig Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan , Brigadier Mumtaz Hussain , Brigadier Khurram Sarfraz Khan, Brigadier Nayyar Naseer, Brigadier Amer Ahsan Nawaz, Brigadier Najeeb Ahmad, Brigadier Kamran Khurshid, Muhammad Asim Iqbal, Brigadier Muhammad Ayub Ahsan Bhatti and Brigadier Hassan Akhtar Kayani.

Those approved from Army Medical Corps include Brigadier Malik Muhammad Masud, Brigadier Muhammad Salman Ashraf, Brigadier Chaudhary Muhammad Qamar Ul Haq Noor, Brigadier Syed Raza Jaffar, Brigadier Khursheed Muhammad Uttra, Brigadier Shehla Baqai, Brigadier Wasim Alamgir, Brigadier Muhammad Asad Qureshi, Brigadier Rasikh Maqsood.