Lieutenant general (Pakistan) explained

Lieutenant General
Country:	Pakistan
Abbreviation:	Lt Gen, LTG
Rank:	Three-star
Non-Nato Rank:	OF-8
Higher Rank:	General
Lower Rank:	Major general
Equivalents:	Vice Admiral Air marshal

Lieutenant General^[1] is a three-star army officer rank in the Pakistan Army. It is equivalent to a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy and an air marshal in the Pakistan Air Force. A lieutenant general is also called a three-star general. Like other armies, this rank is higher than a major general and lower than a full general.^{[2] [3]} There are currently 27 Lieutenant Generals in the Pakistan Army, with each usually presiding over a corps.^[4]

The Pakistan Army has followed the British Army rank system since its independence from the British Empire in 1947. However, the crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolizes the sovereignty of the Government of Pakistan.^[5]

List of active three-star officers

	Rank	Name	Appt.	Arm/Unit & Course	Awards	Insignias
01	Akhtar Nawaz Satti ^[6]	Commander II Corps, Multan	30 Frontier Force Regiment - 19 OTS	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
02	Asif Ghafoor	President National Defence University, Islamabad	87 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery - 78 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
03	Muhammad Ali	Quarter Master General (QMG), GHQ, Rawalpindi	3 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery - 79 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
04	Saqib Mehmood Malik^[7]	Commander XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur	14 Punjab Regiment - 79 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
05	Muhammad Asim Malik^[8]	Director General Inter-Services Intelligence, (DG ISI), ISI Headquarters, Islamabad	12 Baloch - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sword of Honour
06	Inam Haider Malik^[9]	Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Islamabad	1 Engineer Battalion - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
07	Fayyaz Hussain Shah	Inspector General Training and Evaluation (IG T&E), GHQ, Rawalpindi	4 Sind Regiment - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
08	Nauman Zakaria	Commander I Corps, Mangla	11 Cavalry (FF) - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz
09	Ahsan Gulrez	Director General Joint Staff (DG JS) at JS HQ, Rawalpindi	9 Frontier Force Regiment (Wilde's) - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
10	Muhammad Zafar Iqbal	Commander Army Air Defence Command (AADC), Rawalpindi	127 Medium Regt Air Defence - 80 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
11	Shahid Imtiaz	Commander X Corps, Rawalpindi	19 Azad Kashmir Regiment - 22 OTS Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
12	Syed Aamer Raza	Commander IV Corps, Lahore	6 Lancers - 22 OTS Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
13	Muhammad Munir Afsar	Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Islamabad	39 Punjab Regt - 81 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
14	Babar Iftikhar	Commander V Corps, Karachi	6 Lancers - 81 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
15	Yusuf Jamal	Director General, Strategic Plans Division, (DG SPD), JS HQ, Rawalpindi	35 FF Regiment - 81 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
16	Kashif Nazir	Engineer in Chief, (E-in-C), GHQ, Rawalpindi	314 Assault Engineers	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
17	Muhammad Shahbaz Khan^[10]	Commander Army Strategic Force Command (Commander ASFC), Rawalpindi	3 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz(Army) Sword of Honour
18	Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan^[11]	Commander, XII Corps, Quetta	1st Frontier Force Regiment - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
19	Amer Ahsan Nawaz^[12] ^[13]	Military Secretary (MS), GHQ, Rawalpindi	3 Baloch Regiment - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
20	Sarfraz Ahmed	Inspector General Arms (IG Arms), GHQ, Rawalpindi	148 Light AD (SP) Regt (AK) - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
21	Tahir Hameed Shah	Chairman, Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah Cantt	Regiment of Artillery - 82 PMA Long Course	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
22	Shakir Ullah Khattak^[14]	Chairman Heavy Industries (HIT), Taxila	13 Lancers 83 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
23	Muhammad Aqeel	Inspector General Communications and Information Technology (IG C&IT), GHQ, Rawalpindi	2 Frontier Force Regiment (Guides) 83 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
24	Syed Imdad Hussain Shah	Commander XXX Corps, Gujranwala	33 Azad Kashmir Regiment 83 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
25	Muhammad Avais Dastgir	Chief of General Staff (CGS), GHQ, Rawalpindi	58 Cavalry 83 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz
26	Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry	Director General, Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), GHQ, Rawalpindi	43 Electrical and Mechanical Engineers	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
27	Omer Ahmed Bokhari	Commander XI Corps, Peshawar	22 Baloch Regiment 84 PMA LC	Hilal-e-Imtiaz(Army) Sword of Honour
28	Inayat Hussain	Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS), GHQ, Rawalpindi	2 Frontier Force Regiment (Guides)	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

List of designated and active Lieutenant Generals in the Medical Corps

	Rank	Name	Position	Decorations
1	Lieutenant General	Mohsin Muhammad Qureshi	Surgeon General / Director General Medical Services (Inter-Services), GHQ	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) Colonel Commandant Army Medical Corps
2		Wasim Alamgir	Rector National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Two major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank . DAWN.COM . 25 November 2019 . 6 April 2020.
2. Web site: Two major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank . Pakistan Today . 25 November 2019 . 6 April 2020.
3. Web site: Pakistan Navy Official Website. www.paknavy.gov.pk.
4. Web site: Naqvi . Haider . 20 serving generals of Pak Army will retire till Nov 2022 - Top Story . thenews.com.pk . 21 August 2019 . 6 April 2020.
5. Web site: Ranks . 2019-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002603/https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent6e8d.html?pId=298 . 2018-08-25 . dead .
6. Web site: 25 November 2020 . 6 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank . live . 27 July 2022 . Dawn News . 27 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727105331/https://www.dawn.com/news/1592319/6-pak-army-major-generals-promoted-to-lieutenant-general-rank .
7. Web site: 4 April 2021 . Major General Saqib Mehmood promoted to rank of Lieutenant General . 27 July 2022 . tribune.com.pk . 25 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220425191022/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2293234/major-general-saqib-mehmood-promoted-to-rank-of-lieutenant-general . live .
8. Web site: 7 October 2021 . Major reshuffle in Army . live . 27 July 2022 . thenews.com.pk . 27 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727105330/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/898133-major-reshuffle-in-army .
9. Web site: میجر جنرل بابر افتخار سمیت 12 افسران کی لیفٹیننٹ جنرل کے عہدے پر ترقی . 11 October 2022 . 11 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221011122348/https://www.express.pk/story/2384862/1/ . live .
10. Web site: Nazar. Nuzhat. 2022-12-03. Maj-Gen Sharif made ISPR DG. 2022-12-04. Brecorder. en. 4 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204115132/https://www.brecorder.com/news/40212263. live.
11. Web site: May 5, 2023 . Lt-Gen Rahat Naseem Ahmed appointed NDU president . November 28, 2023 . dailypakistan.com.
12. Web site: Bureau . The STRATCOM . September 21, 2023 . twitter . January 11, 2023 . Twitter.com.
13. Web site: BANERJI . RANA . Pakistan Army Chief Shuffles Generals . 2024-01-11 . Rediff . en.
14. Web site: 2023-11-24 . Reshuffle in army . 2023-11-27 . The Express Tribune . en.