Zubair Mahmood Hayat
General Zubair Mahmood Hayat HI(M) | |
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Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
Assumed office 28 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Gen Rashad Mahmood |
Chief of General Staff | |
In office 9 April 2015 – 28 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad |
Personal details | |
Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Service/branch | Pakistan Army |
Rank | General |
Unit | 3rd SP Regiment Artillery |
General Zubair Mahmood Hayat HI(M), is a four-star rank army general, currently serving as the 17th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
Previously he served as Chief of General Staff[1] and as Corps Commander Bahawalpur and Director-General of Strategic Plans Division Force[2] before assuming office of Chief of General Staff. He was also Principal Staff Officer with former Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani as a Brigadier.[3] General Hayat was appointed CJCSC on the same day Qamar Javed Bajwa was confirmed as the new army chief. General Hayat was Director-General of the Strategic Plans Division which is part of the National Command Authority that oversees Pakistan's weapons programme, his promotion as Chairman Joint Chief of Staff is primarily the custodian of Pakistan's nuclear weapons.[4]
References
- ↑ "Who will be the next army chief?". DAWN.COM. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "Who will be the new army chief?". Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "Who will be the next Army Chief? | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1298802/lt-gen-qamar-javed-bajwa-chosen-as-new-army-chief
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Rashad Mahmood |
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee 2016 - present |
Incumbent |