Asim Munir (general)

Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah HI(M) (Urdu: عاصم منیر احمد) is a Pakistani army general and the current Chief of Army Staff,[2] prior to become army chief he was posted in GHQ as the Quartermaster general.[3] He commanded the XXX Corps in Gujranwala from 17 June 2019 to 6 October 2021.[4] He served as the 23rd Director-General of the ISI until he was replaced with Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed on 16 June 2019.[5] He is also a holder of the Sword of Honour. Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif appointed him as 11th Chief of Army staff on 24 November 2022 for the term of 3 years. He is also a Hafiz-e-Quran.[6]

General
Syed Asim Munir Ahmad Shah
NI(M), HI(M)
سَیِد عاصم منیر احمد شاہ
11th Chief of Army Staff
Assumed office
29 November 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byQamar Javed Bajwa
Quartermaster General
In office
6 October 2021 – 29 November 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Imran Khan
23rd Director General of the ISI
In office
25 October 2018 – 16 June 2019
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byLieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar
Succeeded byLieutenant General Faiz Hameed
Commander XXX Corps
In office
17 June 2019 – 6 October 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Director General Military Intelligence
In office
December 2016 – October 2018
Preceded byMajor General Nadeem Zaki Manj
Succeeded byMajor General Sarfaraz Ali
Commander Force Command Northern Areas
In office
October 2014 – December 2016
Preceded byMajor General Hafiz Masroor Ahmad
Succeeded byMajor General Saqib Mehmood Malik
Personal details
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1986-Present
RankGeneral

Unit23 Frontier Force Regiment
Commands
Battles/wars
AwardsNishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

Military career

Asim Munir is from the 17th course of the Officers Training School in Mangla. He was commissioned in the 23rd Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment. He started his military career in 1986. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in September 2018 and was subsequently appointed as DG ISI. He previously served as Director General of Military Intelligence.[7] He was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz in March 2018.[8] He had earlier served as the commander of the Troops deployed in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.[9][10][11] In June 2019, Munir was replaced by Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed as the new DG ISI. Munir was appointed as Corps Commander of XXX Corps in Gujranwala.[12]

On December 8, 2022, Asim Munir received the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award from President Arif Alvi. At the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the top military officials were given special investitures in front of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, diplomats, lawmakers, and federal ministers were present during the ceremony.[13]

Dates of promotion
InsigniaRankDate
General, COAS24 November 2022[2]
Lieutenant General28 September 2018[14]
Major General
Brigadier
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant1986

Awards and decorations
Nishan-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Order of Excellence)

(2022)

 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 Quetta

Instructor's Medal

 Sword of Honor(OTS)

1986

References
  1. "COAS pick: Lt Gen Asim Munir — a brief profile". The News International. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. "Lt General Asim Munir set to become next army chief, govt announces". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. "Who will be the next army chief?". 16 August 2022.
  4. "Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan". www.ispr.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. Reshuffle in army top brass 17 June 2019, The Nation.
  6. "Army chief Gen Asim Munir offers prayers inside Holy Kaaba". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 20 March 2023. Gen Munir, who is a Hafiz-e-Quran, offered prayers inside Kaaba.
  7. Service, Indo-Asian News (25 November 2022). "Gen Asim Munir is first Pak Army chief to have headed both ISI, MI". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. "President confers 58 military, 73 civil awards". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. "Lt Gen Asim Munir appointed DG ISI". DAWN.COM. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  10. "Lt Asim Munir appointed new chief of Pakistan's ISI". The Live Mirror. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. Lt General Asim Munir Appointed Head Of Pakistan's ISI 10 October 2018, NDTV.
  12. "Faiz made ISI chief in military shake-up". 17 June 2019.
  13. "President Alvi confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) on COAS, CJCSC". The Express Tribune. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  14. Syed, Baqir Sajjad (11 October 2018). "Asim Munir made new ISI chief". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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