Shahid Baig Mirza

Lieutenant General Shahid Baig Mirza is the former Commander of V Corps in Karachi. A three stars rank general of Pakistan Army, he was appointed as the commander of the corps on 7 December 2016.[1]

Lieutenant General

Shahid Baig Mirza
شاهد بیگ مرزا
Commander V Corps, Karachi
In office
7 December 2016 – 25 August 2018
Preceded byLT Gen Naveed Mukhtar
Succeeded byLT Gen Humayun Aziz
Personal details
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1984–2019
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit11th Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)27th Punjabis

He was born into a military family of Mulhal Mughlan District Chakwal, the eldest of three brothers, all officers and sons of Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Abdul Haq and Zaib-un-Nisa.[2] The youngest, Major Umar Baig Mirza, martyred in a helicopter crash while performing rescue operations on 15 October 2005, and Lieutenant Colonel Amer Baig Mirza martyred in a terrorist attack on 27 May 2009.[2]

Then-Major General Shaid Baig Mirza was the commandant of the Command and Staff College from January 2014 to May 2015.[3] He was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz on Pakistan Day (23 March), 2015,[4] and promoted to lieutenant general in April 2015.[5]

References
  1. "Lt Gen Shahid Baig Mirza posted as Karachi Corps Commander". The News International. 7 December 2016.
  2. Naila Inayat. "A Tale of Two Martyr Brothers". Inter-Services Public Relations.
  3. "Commandants' Gallery". Command and Staff College.
  4. "The complete list of recipients of awards on Pakistan Day". The Express Tribune. 24 March 2015.
  5. "Five Maj Gens promoted to Lieutenant General rank in Pak Army". The News International. 9 April 2015.


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