He had served with great distinction as the pakistan. Bbc urdus asif farooqi in islamabad says that gen raheel sharif who is not related to the prime minister is seen by many as a straighttalking, professional soldier with no political. Top ten achievements of general raheel sharif urdu youtube. Exarmy chief raheel sharif helped me in exiting pakistan. Army chief general raheel sharif national urdu article. The face of general raheel sharif, pakistans army chief, stares out from banners. Our sacrifices and joint national resolve helped us in offsetting all odds against the country, he said. Christophe jaffrelots book a history of pakistan and its origins, karl newmans book.
Can general raheel shareef be considered as the only. Staff coas general raheel sharif retired on schedule at the end of 2016. General raheel sharif latest news on general raheel. Flexing autonomy, pakistani premier picks outsider to lead army. General raheel sharif was born in family with strong military background. Pakistan, its army and the wars within, is considered the most authoritative history of the pakistan army. General raheel sharif background, personal life, hobbies and zarb. He was appointed by former prime minister of nawaz shareef on november 29, 20. Raheel sharif the best in the world general raheel sharif became the best general in the world because of his wide approach to tackle enemies in and out.
Here are the 10 things that he achieved during his tenure as army chief of pakistan. In this operation, the army, on the directions of general officer commanding goc of 15 corps lieutenant general kanwal jeet singh dhillon. Pakistans powerful army chief begins farewell visits reuters. He is a fourstar rank armed force general and also had served as the fifteenth chief of army staff of the pakistan army. There is an old saying that cleaning up your own mess does not. General sharif was arguably the most countrys most popular army chief ever. He refused to take any extension and known as one of the most successful army chiefs in pakistan history. In an appointment that is being watched very closely in india and across the world, pakistans prime minister on wednesday chose a new chief for its army.
Raheel sharif biography life facts info online quiz mcqs. Raheel sharif brought swagger back to pakistan army op. In the weeks since former army chief gen raheel sharif retired from the military, barely a day has gone by without gen sharif or events connected to him being. General raheel sharif was born on 16 th june, in the year 1956, in quetta. In his latest book, nawaz reveals that for americans, the former isi chief lt gen ahmed shuja pasha was straight shooting super nationalist general who had come into the world of intelligence. General raheel sharif, the 15th chief of army staff, is scheduled to relinquish command of pakistan army by the end of this month after completing his 3year fixed term in office. He is retired fourstar army general and served as 15th chief of army staff of the pakistan army. General raheel sharif is the 15th chief of the pak army staff. Former coas raheel sharif departs for riyadh to head saudi.
Din ali pirzada has painstakingly portrayed a very authentic picture of life and achievements of general raheel sharif, specially with reference to the exemplary success in zarbeazab, restoration of peace in karachi, control of terrorism in balochistan. However, prime minister sharif announced to appoint the senior most army general, ltgen. Troubled history hangs over pakistans new army chief the hindu. Pakistan general raheel sharif to retire on november 29, kicks off farewell tour. Is army general raheel sharif the most powerful man in. Even when the general has said that he does not desire to hold on to the position of chief. Varying, yet eventful, tenures of all pak army chiefs the news. Pakistan army general raheel sharif golden and historical words in yesterday 6th sep 2015 speech.
Eventually, sharif chose thenlieutenantgeneral pervez musharraf over two senior army. General raheel sharif blogs, comments and archive news on. He had declared the third martial law in the countrys history in 1977 after. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. As gen raheel sharifs tenure draws to an end, we look at a series of never before seen pictures of his life. In this book entitled general raheel sharif, a soldier and statesman the author mr. During his tenure as military chief, the country boldly confronted both internal and external challenges in coordination with all state institutions. On 27 november 20, sharif was appointed as the 15th chief of army staff of the pakistan army by prime minister nawaz sharif. Pakistan military expands its power, and is thanked for doing so. General raheel sharifs appointment as the chief of islamic military alliance of 39 nations to combat terrorism is great news for the world. General raheel said accomplishment of peace and stability was no ordinary task. Lieutenant general raheel sharif was appointed as the new chief of the army staff coas and lieutenant general rashad mehmood was appointed as the new chairman of joint chief of staff committee cjcsc on wednesday, express news reported. The question as to who succeeds general raheel sharif and what style that person may bring to the job, therefore, is of little consequence. Even general sharifs predecessor, general ashfaq parvez kayani, got an extension as army chief and kayanis predecessor, general pervez musharraf, did not even need that fig leaf because he was the military dictator.
Raheel sharif hopped on the military step and general pervez musharraf, who is considered as his tutor, gave him the charge of eleventh infantry division in lahore. Ussr failed to defeat mujahideen mass scale terrorist insurgency in afghanistan. After his retirement as pakistans army chief, he was appointed as the commanderinchief of the islamic military counter terrorism coalition, a 39nation alliance of muslim countries headquartered in riyadh, saudi arabia. General raheel sharif signed death warrants for 6 hardcore terrorists. Gen raheel sharif thwarted coup attempt in 2014 the news. In a country with a long history of military coups, the current command has.
Pakistan has named lieutenantgeneral raheel sharif as its new army chief, replacing the retiring general ashfaq kayani. In addition general raheel retired lieutenant general obaid khattak and major. He has served on various positions in the field of military of pakistan as he has gained great name and fame by working devotionally for the sake of his country. Former chief of army staff general retd raheel sharif departed for riyadh on friday after the federal government granted him permission to head a. He was born 16 june 1956 in quetta and belongs to the noble raj put family. Gen raheel sharif born 1956 was appointed army chief on november. General raheel sharif to pakistan army 26 feb, 2016, 01.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. General raheel sends clear message to hawkish india the. Pakistans powerful army chief raheel sharif began a round of farewell. Enjoy this top 10 video in urdu and do let us know. It is about time general raheel sharif recuses himself from the saudiled military alliance. Initially, the race for the appointment for the army chief was rumored between ltgen. General raheel sharif chief of army staff of the pakistan army. General raheel sharif is set to retire today, bringing an end to his successful threeyear tenure as the 15th chief of army staff of the pakistan army. Unlike his predecessor, he has already declined an offer for an extension in his tenure. Bajwa is an avid reader and has keen interest in the history of europe. General raheel sharif retired from the service on 29 november 2016 and succeeded by general qamar javed bajwa.
Raheel sharif to the top military command ended months of. Raheel sharif biography, family, education, career. General raheel sharif latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Throughout pakistans tumultuous history, the perennial question has not been if. General raheel was born in quetta on june 16, 1956, to major and mrs muhammad sharif. The chief of army staff of pakistan, general raheel sharif biography life facts info online quiz mcqs questions and answers test for checking your knowledge about him is given here. Pakistans powerful army chief raheel sharif began a round of farewell visits on monday, his spokesman said, damping speculation he might receive an. Book perusing for sharp observance, swimming for energetic body, and. General raheel sharif chose to retire at the peak of his populairty. General sharif will play by the book and just by the book, says one. Pakistan army chief general raheel sharif, who turned 60 on thursday june 16, shares his birthday with a number of international presidents, prime ministers, monarchs, military generals.
Zubair hayat was appointed chairman joint chiefs committee. According to a recent survey conducted by abcnewspoint on the top ten military commanders of the world, pakistans valiant chief of army staff general raheel sharif was ranked as the best military commander in the world 1. Former pak general raheel sharif leaves for saudi arabia to lead islamic military alliance. During general raheel sharif s stint as the coas, the most junior lieutenant general was sarfraz sattar. Gen zia had thus superseded seven senior lieutenant generals.
General raheel sharif was the 15th army chief of pakistan. The man who will now command the millionplus strong force is ltgeneral raheel sharif, who is juniormost in the order of seniority among serving generals shortlisted for the position. Email alerts stay on top of the issues that matter to you the most. The saga of general raheel s retirement daily times. General raheel sharif chief of army staff of the pakistan. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Former pak general raheel sharif leaves for saudi arabia. Raheel sharif salutes during a military exercise in khairpur tamiwali, pakistan. In addition, lieutenantcolonel bajwa served in the x corps, stationed in.
See more of general raheel sharif chief of army staff of the pakistan army on facebook. Army chief general raheel sharif is a national article, and listed in the articles section of the site. Chuck hagel greets chief of army staff general rahaeel sharif in islamabad on december 9, 20. Nawaz sharif superseding his seniors, lieutenant general ali kuli khan and lieutenant general khalid nawaz khan, just as general raheel. As a lieutenant general, raheelfunctioned as corps commander for a long time. Retired lieutenantgeneral romeo dallaire at a paris press. Nawaz sharif has barred his party leaders from making any controversial statements about former army chief gen raheel sharif amid his appointment as the head of a 41nation saudiled military alliance of muslim countries. It was published on 08 january 2014 and is famous in national category. Raheel sharif nim, him, is a retired pakistan army fourstar general who served as the 9th chief of army staff of the pakistan army. General raheel sharifs retirement has been one of the most talked about affairs in the country lately. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more.
Raheel sharif ranked as the best military commander in the. Pakistan will be on coup watch in 2017 centre for international. General raheel has met with significant difficulties by. As a lieutenant general, raheelfunctioned as corps commander for a long time and after that assumed control as inspector general training and evaluation. Because he has not defeated mass scale terrorist insurgency. The 1999 military takeover in pakistan was a bloodless coup detat initiated by the military staff. General raheel shareef golden and historical words youtube. Raheel sharif appointed chief of islamic military alliance. Under general raheel sharifs command, the pakistan army carr. The army has ruled pakistan for roughly half its 69year history, and. Raheel sharif, ni, hi, is a retired pakistan army fourstar general who served as the 9th chief of army staff of the pakistan army.
General raheel sharif background, personal life, hobbies. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Former pakistan army chief raheel sharif to lead muslim. Official narratives have made general raheel sharif and zarbeazb as. Though he served as coas for a relatively shorter period, has earned a reputation as a courageous, pragmatic and professional. Following his promotion to lieutenant general, sharif served as a corps commander gujranwala for two. In 1997, nawaz sharif and his conservative pakistan muslim leaguen won a landslide. Former dictator gen pervez musharraf has said exarmy chief general raheel sharifs intervention helped him in exiting pakistan, indicating the powerful influence wielded by the military in the countrys affairs. General sharif was never the most powerful man in pakistan and he was just doing his job that his predecessors ignored to do that is to defeat most of the miltant groups in pakistan. It is about time general raheel sharif recuses himself. General raheel sharif who is currently serving as chief of army staff of the pakistan army has been successfully performing his military service from the core of his heart. Explore gen raheel sharif profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. Former pakistan army chief raheel sharif to lead muslim nato this article is more than 3 years old flood of criticism greets generals appointment as commander of saudiled islamic military. It would not be out of place to mention here that general retd raheel sharif, before his retirement, suggested his name as one of the options for the military command in 2019 for continuation of his policies.
Pak army chief raheel sharif on farewell tour, successor. Army chief general raheel sharif grows in power in pakistan. Read about general raheel sharif, his background, martial services, personal and. Logically general raheel sharif was faced with dilemma of punishinh ex army. General sharifs singleminded devotion to his job and his. The the reason for this is mass scale terrorist insurgency cannot be defeated by military action. He spearheaded efforts to unite the nation on developing a comprehensive national action plan against terrorism and extremism.