Bilal Akbar

Bilal Akbar (Urdu: بلال اکبر‎) is a retired Lieutenant-General of the Pakistan Army and Pakistan's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He served as Chairman POF Pakistan Ordnance Factory Wah Cantt, Commander 10 Core Rawalpindi, Chief of General Staff (CGS) GHQ, Director General Pakistan Rangers (DG PR) Sindh, and GOC 11 Infantry Division, Lahore.

Bilal Akbar
Birth nameBilal Akbar
BornSialkot
Allegiance Pakistan
 Pakistan Army
Years of service1984–2020
Rank Lieutenant-General
UnitPakistan Army Corps of Artillery
Commands heldColonel Commandant of Mujahid Force Regiment, Bhimber
X Corps, Rawalpindi
Chief of General Staff, Army GHQ
DG Army Rangers, Sindh Division
GOC 11th Infantry Division, Lahore
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan (2001–present)

After retiring from the military, Akbar was appointed as Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia in January 2021.[1]

Biography

Akbar hails from the Punjabi-speaking family of Gujjars from Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] After his matriculation, he was admitted at the Pakistan Military Academy in 1984, and passed out from the academy with a class of 73rd PMA Long Course on 13 March 1986.[3] He gained commissioned in the army as 2nd-Lt in the Artillery Corps.[3] He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College in Quetta, the National Defense University in Islamabad, and the Turkish Staff College in Istanbul.[3]

In 2013–14, Maj-Gen. Akbar served as the GOC of the 11th Division stationed in Lahore, and was appointed as the Director-General of the Pakistan Rangers's Sindh on 18 September 2014.[4]

On 11 December 2016, Maj-Gen. Akbar was promoted to the three-star rank and appointed as the Chief of General Staff at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi.[5][6] On 24 August 2018, Lt-Gen. Akbar was then posted as the field commander of the X Corps stationed in Rawalpindi as a result of a major command reshuffle.[7]

On 28 December 2018, Akbar was appointed as Colonel commandant of the Mujahid Force Regiment stationed in Bhimber.[8]

On 12 September 2019 Lt Gen Bilal Akbar has been appointed as Chairman POF.

Currently Lt Gen (r) Bilal Akbar appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

References
  1. Hashim, Asad (20 January 2021). "Pakistan appoints former military general as Saudi envoy". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. گُجر ٹی وی, GTV. "Famous Gujjars of Pakistan - Gujjar.Tv گُجر ٹی وی". Gujjar.Tv گُجر ٹی وی. گُجر ٹی وی. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. Bakhtavari, Zafar (24 September 2017). "One-week training course on new laws conclu des". The Nation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. "Maj Gen Bilal Akbar appointed as new DG Rangers Sindh - Gujjar.Tv گُجر ٹی وی". Gujjar.Tv گُجر ٹی وی. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. "7 major generals promoted to the rank of lieutenant general". DAWN.COM. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. "Lt.Gen. Bilal Akbar appointed Chief of General Staff: ISPR". News International. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. "ISPR announces reshuffle in Army command". The Express Tribune. 24 August 2018.
  8. "COAS Gen. Bajwa installs Lt-Gen. Bilal Akbar as Colonel Commandant of Mujahid Force". The News International.
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