Rawalpindi: (Staff Reporter) The federal government has notified General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as next Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), replacing outgoing Gen Nadeem Raza. Following the appointment, congratulations poured in online for Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza over becoming the new CJCSC but he was also appreciated widely for his act of respect he showed for his teachers, on the other side.
Furthermore a video shared on social media shows that Gen Sahir holding a meeting with his teachers wherein he paid tribute to them for their role in his success. As the video posted to social media, users are praising him for his humble act towards his teachers.
According to the source, Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza recently served as a commander for Rawalpindi Corps before being promoted a four-star general. The recipient of Hilala-e-Imtiaz (Military) has served at various senior leadership positions, including director-general military operations (DGMO), Chief of General Staff, and Adjutant General at the General Headquarters.
Moreover during his assignment at Military Operations, Sahir Shamshad Mirza also commanded 40th Infantry Division in Okara. As DGMO, he was member of former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif’s core team at the GHQ, which supervised the military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant groups in North Waziristan.
Meanwhile he has also served in United Nations-led peace keeping missions in foreign countries and was conferred with UN Medal for Service in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL Medal). Mirza was commissioned in the 8th Battalion of the Sind Regiment as second lieutenant in 1985.
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