Aamir Abbasi

Aamir Abbasi
Commander XXX Corps Gujaranwala
In office
December 2017 – June 2019
Preceded byLt Gen Ikram Ul Haq
Succeeded byLt Gen Asim Munir
Commandant Command and Staff College Quetta
In office
May 2015 – December 2017
Preceded byMaj Gen Shahid Baig Mirza
Succeeded byMaj Gen Sarfaraz Ali
Personal details
Alma materPakistan Military Academy
Command and Staff College Quetta
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz[1]
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of servicec. 1983–2021
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitFrontier Force Regiment
Commands

Aamir Abbasi is a retired general of the Pakistan Army who served as Commander of XXX Corps, assigned at Gujranwala.[2]

Military career

During long military career, he held various commands. As a major general, he had served as general officer commanding of the 10th Infantry Division.[3] In October 2017, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general while serving as the Commandant of the Command and Staff College, Quetta.[4][5]

In April 2019, he was appointed as the Colonel Commandant of the Frontier Force Regiment during a ceremony at the Frontier Force Regimental Centre, situated at the Abbottabad.[6][7]

Abbasi commanded the XXX Corps, one of the key appointments of the military.[8][2] He last served as the Quartermaster General of Pakistan Army, one of the key positions at the GHQ, before retiring from active military service.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "PID". pid.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b Niaz, Tahir (17 June 2019). "Reshuffle in army top brass". The Nation. Retrieved 3 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (15 January 2015). "Security measures reviewed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (19 October 2017). "Four major generals promoted to lieutenant general". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Ex Commandant – Command and Staff College Quetta". cscquetta.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Lt-Gen Aamir Abbasi appointed as Col Commandant of FF regiment". The Express Tribune. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Army chief installs Lt Gen Aamir Abbasi as colonel commandant of Frontier Force Regiment". Dunya News. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Gurjranwala corps commander visits victims of Indian firing in hospital". Daily Times. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  9. ^ @PakistanFauj (18 October 2021). "Lieutenant General Aamir Abbasi, Quarter Master General (QMG) retires from Pakistan Army With a long and illustrious career in #PakistanArmy, Lt Gen Abbasi has served the country with commitment and dedication" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Four three-star generals reshuffled". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Trophy Hunting: Lt. Gen Aamir Abbasi hunts an Ibex in Misgar Valley, Hunza". PAMIR TIMES. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2025.