Salahuddin Satti

Salahuddin Satti
Chief of General Staff
In office
October 2006 – October 2008
Preceded byTariq Majid
Succeeded byMuhammad Mustafa Khan
Commander X Corps Rawalpindi
In office
October 2004 – October 2006
Preceded byAshfaq Parvez Kayani
Succeeded byTariq Majeed
Personal details
Born12 October 1951[citation needed]
Pakistan[citation needed]
EducationCadet College Hasan Abdal
Pakistan Military Academy
Command and Staff College Quetta
National Defence College
Awards
 Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Basalat
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service
1971 — 2008
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit40 Punjab Regiment
Special Service Group
Commands

Salahuddin Satti (born 12 October 1951) is a retired general of the Pakistan Army who served as Commander of X Corps, Rawalpindi and Chief of General Staff (CGS) at the General Headquarters Rawalpindi.

Early life and education

Satti was born on 12 October 1951 in Pakistan.[citation needed] He completed his education from Cadet College Hasan Abdal. He went to the Command and Staff College, Quetta and completed graduation from National Defence College, Islamabad. He was sent to the Turkish Armed Forces War College for further military studies.

Military career

Satti was commissioned in the 47 PMA Long Course and joined the Punjab Regiment.

As a brigadier, he served as the commander of the 111th Infantry Brigade and was actively involved in the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état. Reportedly, he was a close asscociate of former President Pervez Musharraf. As a part of the Special Service Group, he served at the Siachen Glacier as Brigadier.

As a major general, he served as Director General Sindh Rangers and Deputy Director General of the Inter Service Intelligence. Later, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed as the Commander X Corps, a key field appointment of the Pakistan Army. Before retirement from the military, he served as Chief of the General Staff.

Post military career

After retirement from the military, he served as ambassador to Brunei. Later he was appointed as the chancellor of Iqra University.

References

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  2. ↑ "General (R) Salahuddin Satti". Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Seven officers supersede 37 major generals". Dawn. 6 October 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Back to the future? Countdown to the Oct 12 coup". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "1999 coup was unfortunate: ex-official". www.thenews.com.pk. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "General Pervez Musharraf: Neither Enlightened nor Moderate". thewire.in. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kargil's shroud of truth and lies". The Telegraph Online.
  8. ↑ "GENERAL (R) SALAHUDDIN SATTI". Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Monsoon outburst wreaks havoc". DAWN.COM. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Kayani shakes up army command". DAWN.COM. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Generals waiting in the wings". DAWN.COM. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "General (R) Salahuddin Satti". Retrieved 12 June 2025.