Omer Ahmed Bokhari
Omer Ahmed Bokhari | |
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عمر احمد بخاری | |
| Corps Commander Peshawar | |
| Assumed office 17 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lt Gen Sardar Hassan Azhar Hayat Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz Sword of Honour (Pakistan) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1991 — present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 22 Baloch Regiment |
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Syed Omer Ahmed Bokhari HI(M) is a three star general in the Pakistan Army who is the incumbent Corps Commander of Peshawar.[1]
Bokhari was born into a military family and studied at the Military College, Jhelum before joining the Pakistani Army. He was commissioned into the 22 Baloch Regiment through the 84th PMA Long Course and received the Sword of Honour.[2]
During his service, he held several senior command and staff positions, including Commander of 333 Infantry Brigade (23 Division, Jhelum) on the LoC, Director Military Operations at the GHQ, Director General of Sindh Rangers, Commandant of the Pakistan Military Academy, and Vice Chief of General Staff. He was later promoted to corps commander without having previously commanded a division.[3][4]
Outside his military career, Bokhari appeared in the 1991 television drama series Sunehray Din and later, in 2022, played the role of the Commandant of the Pakistan Military Academy in the series Sinf-e-Aahan.
References
- ^ May 11 (11 May 2024). "Pakistan military appoints new corps commanders for Peshawar, Mangla corps in PoK". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Cheema, Rashid Zia (10 June 2015). "Sword of Honour Winners, PMA, Kakul, Abbotabad". The Pakistan Page. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "DG ISPR among three Major Generals promoted to Lieutenant General rank". dailyausaf.com. Daily Ausaf. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Four major generals promoted to lieutenant general: ISPR". thefrontierpost.com. The Frontier Post. 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2025.