| Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant General |
| Azhar Abbas | |
| Office: | 36th Chief of General Staff |
| Term Start: | September 2021 |
| Term End: | December 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
| Successor: | Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (general) |
| Office2: | Commander X Corps |
| Term Start2: | September 2019 |
| Term End2: | September 2021 |
| Predecessor2: | Lt Gen (r) Bilal Akbar |
| Successor2: | Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
| Office3: | Director General Joint Staff HQ |
| Term Start3: | April 2019 |
| Term End3: | September 2019 |
| Predecessor3: | Lt Gen (r) Malik Zafar Iqbal |
| Successor3: | Lt Gen Muhammad Chiragh Haider Baloch |
| Office4: | Commandant School of Infantry & Tactics, Quetta |
| Term Start4: | June 2018 |
| Term End4: | April 2019 |
| Predecessor4: | Maj Gen Shahid Nazir |
| Successor4: | Maj Gen Salman Fayyaz Ghani |
| Office5: | GOC 12 Infantry Division, Murree |
| Term Start5: | December 2016 |
| Term End5: | June 2018 |
| Predecessor5: | Maj Gen Muhammad Kaleem Asif |
| Successor5: | Maj Gen Amer Ahsan Nawaz |
| Office6: | Private Secretary to Chief of Army Staff, PS(C) |
| Term Start6: | December 2013 |
| Term End6: | December 2016 |
| Predecessor6: | Brig Muhammad Saeed |
| Successor6: | Brig Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Alma Mater: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1987-2022 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Unit: | 41 Baloch |
Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|اظہر عباس) is a retired three-star ranking general in the Pakistani Army, who served as the 35th Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army. He was appointed to the position on 8 September 2021, was replaced by Lieutenant-General Muhammad Saeed.[1] [2]
Chief of General Staff is responsible for operational and intelligence matters at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. Abbas was commissioned in the 41st Battalion of Baloch Regiment.[1] Previously, he served as Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta, headed a division in Murree, worked as a Brigadier in the Operations Directorate, and was also a Private Secretary to the former Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif.[1]
| Hilal-e-Imtiaz(Military) (Crescent of Excellence) (2018) | Tamgha-e-Diffa(General Service Medal) Siachen Glacier Clasp | |||
| Tamgha-e-Baqa(Nuclear Test Medal) 1998 | Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan(Escalation with India Medal) 2002 | Tamgha-e-Azm(Medal of Conviction) (2018) | 10 Years Service Medal | |
| 20 Years Service Medal | 30 Years Service Medal | 35 Years Service Medal | Jamhuriat Tamgha(Democracy Medal) 1988 | |
| Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 | Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan(Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 | Command & Staff College QuettaStudent's Medal | United NationsMINURSO Medal (2 Deployments) | |
| Insignia | Rank | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | |||
| Major General | February 2015 | ||
| Brigadier | September 2011 | ||
| Colonel | April 2009 | ||
| Lieutenant Colonel | March 2005 | ||
| Major | April 1996 | ||
| April 1989 | |||
| Lieutenant | April 1988 | ||
| Second Lieutenant | September 1987 |