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Asim Munir

Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan · Pakistan · On the map · Born 1968 · age 58

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah is a Pakistani military officer who is currently serving as Pakistan's first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and the 11th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army concurrently. Prior to becoming the COAS, he was posted at the GHQ as quartermaster general.

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2025Named Field marshalOfficefrom 20 May 2025“You should definitely tell Pakistan’s story to your children. Our forefathers believed that we were different from Hindus in every possible aspect of life.”In their wordsApril 2025April 2025, quoted in ‘We are different from Hindus’: Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir rakes up two-nation theory Ramblings of a defeated

Medal "For services in the field of military cooperation"Award2022Named Chief of Army StaffOfficefrom 29 November 20222018Named Director General of Inter-Services IntelligenceOffice25 October 2018 to 15 June 20191986Sword of HonourAward1968Born

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  1. During the war with India, Allah helped us raise our heads high,” Field Marshal Munir said.

    Pakistan’s army top dog: ‘When a Muslim puts trust in Allah, He turns the dirt thrown at the enemy into missiles’, Own words

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Medal "For services in the field of military cooperation"2025
Sword of Honour1986
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence

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He is the first army chief of Pakistan who has previously headed both the Military Intelligence and Inter-Services Intelligence.

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Born 1968 · age 58

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