Asim Munir

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah NI(M) HJ HI(M) is a currently serving as Pakistan's first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and the 11th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army concurrently. He is the first army chief of Pakistan who has back then commanded both the MI and ISI.

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Born in Rawalpindi, Punjab in 1968. Munir received his early religious education from a Madrasah. He was also a local cricketer, playing as a fast bowler. He graduated from military school in Japan, the Command and Staff College, Quetta, the Malaysian Armed Forces College and the National Defence University, Islamabad .


In November 2022, Munir was appointed as the Chief of the Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. On 20 May 2025, Munir was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal for his leadership during the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, becoming the second-ever person to attain the rank in Pakistan's history after Ayub Khan.

References

  1. ↑ "COAS Asim Munir played cricket in Rawalpindi's Dheri Hassanabad". Geo News. 29 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "A brief look at General Asim Munir's career". Geo News. 29 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Siddiqui, Naveed; Farooq, Omar (24 November 2022). "President signs off on top military appointments; Lt Gen Asim Munir to be next army chief". Dawn. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Hussain, Abid (21 May 2025). "Pakistan promotes army chief Asim Munir to field marshal: Why it matters". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  5. ↑ "What does the Field Marshal rank awarded to Gen Munir mean?". The News International. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-21.