General Raheel Sharif Complete Biography with Photos & Videos

General Raheel Sharif Complete Biography with Photos & Videos

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General Raheel Sharif (born 16 June 1956), Nishan-E-Imtiaz (Military), Hilal-E-Imtiaz (Military), is a four-star rank army general, currently serving as 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, since 2013.

COAS General Raheel Sharif

Early life and family

General Raheel Sharif was born in Quetta. He belongs to a Rajput family with roots in Punjab (in the town of Kunjah, Gujrat). He has a prominent military background, He is son of (late) Major Rana Muhammad Sharif. His eldest brother Major Rana Shabbir Sharif, was declared as the martyr of Indo-Pakistan War 1971 by Pakistan and received Pakistan's highest military award Nishan-e-Haider posthumously. He is the youngest sibling among three brothers and two sisters. His other brother, Captain Mumtaz Sharif also bravely served in Pakistan army and for his bravery he was awarded SITARA-E- BASALAT, but got an early retirement due to medical reasons. From his mother's side, he is nephew of Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, another Nishan-e-Haider recipient, who was declared as the martyr of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 by Pakistan. He is married and has three children, two sons and a daughter. He is an avid reader and enjoys hunting and swimming.

Educational Career

He attained his formal education at Government College Lahore and later went on to attend the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA-Kakul) and selected in Pakistan Army as commissioned officer in 1976. He is also attended Bundeswehr University Munich, National Defense University, Canadian Army Command and Staff College and Royal College of Defense Studies.

Military Career

Raheel Sharif received his formal education from the Government College in Lahore and afterward attended the 54th long course (L/C) of Pakistan Military Academy (PMA-Kakul). After his passing out in October 1976, he was commissioned into the 6th Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment, where his elder brother had also served. He served as an adjutant to the Pakistan Military Academy and joined an infantry brigade in Gilgit. As a brigadier, he commanded two infantry brigades. In 2002, he was also appointed as Military Secretary by then Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf  succeeding Nadeem Taj, who later served as DG ISI.
In time, he was assigned command of the 11th Infantry Division in Lahore by General Pervez Musharraf. After commanding the division for over 2 years, he was posted as Commandant of the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul. Following his promotion to Lieutenant General, Sharif served as a corps commander Gujranwala XXX Corps for two years and then took over as Inspector General for Training and Evaluation in the Pakistan Army.

Role in War on Terror

As the Inspector General for Training and Evaluation, he enhanced the military colleges in the country and provided unconventional warfare training to the troops. He also deals with the evaluation of military doctrines and war strategies with a view to shaping future training programs. He changed the army's focus more towards carrying out counter-insurgency operations against Taliban militants. In a matter of 1.5 years he has turned around the security situation in the whole country which is now fully moving in the right and positive direction.

General Raheel Sharif has played an important role in convincing other senior officers in the army that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and assorted militants inside Pakistan are as much of a threat as India. However, Sharif stressed that all possible threats will be dealt with accordingly, be it internally or externally.
General Raheel has the honour of being one of the most respected and well reputed ''Chief of the Pakistan Army'' and he has in a matter of less than 2 years, done for the country what couldn't be done in the previous 8–10 years. The nation today stands united behind him to curb the menace of terrorism from Pakistan across the board.

Chief of Army Staff

On 27 November 2013, Sharif was appointed as the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. According to sources, General Sharif is said to be uninterested in politics with very positive and balanced views. But he was elevated over two more senior generals. Lieutenant General Haroon Aslam, a senior general, resigned over Sharif's elevation. The other more-senior general, Rashad Mahmood was appointed as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC).

Change of Command: Gen Kayani hands over Command Stick to Gen Sharif | GEO Tv (Video)

Change of COAS Ceremony in GHQ Rawalpindi by PakistanDefenceCommand

In 2013, Sharif was conferred with Nishan-e-Imtiaz (military). Raheel Sharif will retire as Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan) in November 2016. In September 2015, General (R) Pervez Musharraf called for extending the tenure General Raheel Sharif and warned against a change in the military leadership, saying that "he was happy to see growing popularity of General Sharif because he was doing a wonderful job which needed to be continued. I wish he carries on with all this he is doing, What he is doing right now, it needs continuity and if there is any change in the leadership amidst this all, all good work which has been done so far would go in waste. So I can only wish and suggest that he should stay there.”

 According to The Economist, "Unlike his predecessors, General Raheel Sharif appears to see jihadists, principally in the form of Pakistan’s own Taliban, as the country’s greatest threat, and is credited to have initiated the successful joint operation of Zarb-e-Azab"

General Raheel's Personal Profile

Date of Birth: 16 June 1956 (age 59)
Place of Birth: Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Children: 2 Sons & 1 Daughter
Father Name: Major Muhammad Sharif
Notable Relations: (Brother) Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed ''Nishan-E-Haider 1971'', (Uncle) Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed ''Nishan-E-Haider 1965''. 

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General Raheel's Unseen Pictures of PMA-Kakul. (Video)

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