Lieutenant General[1] is a three-star army officer rank in the Pakistan Army. It is equivalent to a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy and an air marshal in the Pakistan Air Force. A lieutenant general is also called a three-star general. Like other armies, this rank is higher than a major general and lower than a full general.[2][3] There are currently 27 Lieutenant Generals in the Pakistan Army, with each usually presiding over a corps.[4]
Lieutenant General | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Service branch | Pakistan Army |
Abbreviation | Lt Gen, LTG |
Rank | Three-star |
Non-NATO rank | OF-8 |
Next higher rank | General |
Next lower rank | Major general |
Equivalent ranks | Vice Admiral (Pakistan Navy) Air marshal (Pakistan Air Force) |
The Pakistan Army has followed the British Army rank system since its independence from the British Empire in 1947. However, the crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolizes the sovereignty of the Government of Pakistan.[5]
# | Rank | Name | Position | Decorations |
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1 | Lieutenant General |
Mohsin Muhammad Qureshi | Surgeon General / Director General Medical Services (Inter-Services), GHQ | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) Colonel Commandant Army Medical Corps |
2 | Wasim Alamgir | Rector National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |