Newly appointed CNSC Aamer Raza meets CDF Asim Munir: ISPR

RAWALPINDI -- General Syed Aamir Raza has formally assumed command as Commander National Strategic Command, where he was presented with a guard of honour, according to the military's media wing.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Gen Raza laid a floral wreath at the Martyrs' Monument and offered Fateha for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the service of the nation.

He also called on Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at the General Headquarters (GHQ). During the meeting, the field marshal congratulated Gen Raza on assuming his new command and extended his best wishes, the ISPR added.

Two days earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif promoted then Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Aamir Raza to the rank of four-star general and appointed him as Commander National Strategic Command.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, Gen Raza was commissioned into the Pakistan Army in 1988. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College, Quetta, and the National Defence University, Islamabad, and also holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Nottingham.

Gen Raza was appointed Chief of General Staff at GHQ in January 2025. During his military career, he has also served as Commander IV Corps and Chairman of Heavy Industries Taxila.