| Unit: | Azad Kashmir Regiment |
| Serviceyears: | 1982–2016 |
| Rank: | Brigadier |
| Commands: | Commanding Officer of 41 Azad Kashmir Regiment, Director ISPR (Pakistan) |
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| Honorific Prefix: | Brigadier |
| Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi | |
| Honorific Suffix: | SI(M) |
| Birth Date: | 01 May 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Abbottabad |
Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi, SI(M) (Urdu: سيد مجتبى ترمزى) is a retired Brigadier[1] of the Pakistan Army and a member of the Central Board of Film Censors. He is currently working as the CEO of Al-Tirmiz Films and Director H-Cube BMG Pvt. Ltd. He remained as the spokesperson to the Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2024 caretaker setup.[2] He is a former director of ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations, where he directed, produced and facilitated state of the art productions like Faseel-e-Jaan Se Aagay, The Glorious Resolve,[3] Waar,[4] Khuda Kay Liye, Life of A Siachen Soldier and more (see more in filmography paragraph).
Syed Mujtaba hails from the notable Hindko-speaking family of Sayyids from Abbottabad. From Muhammad's lineage through Fatima and Ali Al-Murtaza, Mujtaba's family can be traced from the Imam Ali Al-Hadi Al Naqi which makes him a Naqvi Sayyid. After Imam Naqi he descends from Pir Baba which makes him a Tirmizi Sayyid.
After his matriculation, he was selected at the Pakistan Military Academy in 1982, and passed out from the academy in 74th PMA Long Course in October 1986. He gained commission in the army as 2nd-Lt in the Azad Kashmir Regiment.
He is a graduate of the School of Infantry and Tactics[5] in Quetta, the National University of Modern Languages in Islamabad, the Riphah International University in Islamabad, London Film School in London, and the University of Insubria in Italy.
In 1992, Capt Mujtaba served as the Armed Forces Public Relations Officer for the United Nations mission in Cambodia.
In 1997, Maj Mujtaba served as the Academy Adjutant Pakistan Military Academy,
In 2004, Lt.Col Mujtaba served as the director or media relations of XI (9th) IX South Asian Federation Games.[6]
In 2004, Lt.Col Mujtaba started to serve ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations as the assistant director.
In 2006, Col Mujtaba was appointed as the deputy director ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations.
In 2011, Brig Mujtaba was appointed as the director ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations.[7]
In 2016, Brig Mujtaba was appointed as the director of HRD Directorate in GHQ Rawalpindi.
In 2016, he has held portfolios of head of FFBL Institute of Executive Leadership and Development, HOD Corporate Communications Department, HOD Corporate Development Division.In 2017, he has been company secretary and general manager for coordination of FFBL.[8] In 2020, he was appointed as the chief operating officer of Fauji Meat Limited.Currently, he is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Al-Tirmiz Films and H-Cube BMG Pvt. Ltd. Director of RUH Forum and AMBLEM System. Besides this, he is on visiting faculty of local and foreign universities[9] and is striving for the excellence of Pakistan by doing local & charitable works and producing and directing harmony delivering films.
| Rank | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Brigadier | Sept,(2012) | |
| Colonel | Apr,(2009) | |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Dec,(2003) | |
| Major | Sept,(1996) | |
| Captain | Apr,(1992) | |
| Lieutenant | June,(1988) | |
| Second Lieutenant | June,(1986) |