Shahid Imtiaz

Lieutenant General Shahid Imtiaz HI(M)
Corps Commander X Corps
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2022
President	Asif Ali Zardari Arif Alvi
Prime Minister	Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded by	Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza
Personal details
Alma mater	Pakistan Military Academy
Awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1988 - Present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	19 Azad Kashmir Regiment

Shahid Imtiaz (Urdu : شاہد امتیاز) is a Pakistani Lieutenant General who is the incumbent Corps Commander of X Corps.[1]

Military Career

Shahid was commissioned in the 19 Azad Kashmir Regiment and completed the 22nd Officers Training School (OTS) course.[2] In February 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Major General.[3]

In March 2021, President of Pakistan Arif Alvi awarded him the Hilal-i-Imtiaz.[4]

In October 2022, he was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General during his tenure as Commandant of the School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta.[5]

Following Asim Munir's appointment as 11th Chief of the Army Staff in November 2022, Imtiaz was brought in to lead X Corps. Imtiaz was regarded as Munir's "trusted and favorite" from the OTS.[2] He officially took command of X Corps later that same December.[6]

In September 2023, there was speculation that Imtiaz would be appointed as the Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI). However, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) denied these reports, labeling them as baseless.[7]

References

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2. Banerji, Rana. "Pakistan Army Chief's Headaches". Rediff. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
3. "37 Brigadiers of Pak Army promoted to Major-General rank". The Express Tribune. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
4. "President confers awards on Armed Forces personnel". The Nation. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
5. Syed, Baqir Sajjad (2022-10-12). "Stage set for major reshuffle in top military brass". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
6. Nazar, Nuzhat (2022-12-03). "Maj-Gen Sharif made ISPR DG". Brecorder. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
7. "Fact Check: Will Lt General Shahid Imtiaz be new DG ISI?". Pakistan Observer. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2025-01-28.