Majid Ehsan


Majid Ehsan

AllegiancePakistan
Service / branchPakistan Army
Years of service1986–2021[1][2]
RankLieutenant General
UnitPunjab Regiment
Commands
AwardsHilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Alma mater

Majid Ehsan is a retired three-star rank Pakistan Army general who has served as Inspector General Arms at General Army Headquarters in Rawalpindi. He was appointed to the post of colonel commandant of the Punjab Regiment in July 2021.[4] He previously served as Vice Chief of General Staff and President of the National Defence University, he was appointed as Corp Commander IV Corps in December 2018[5] until December 2020.[6]

Career

He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in 1986 with his first assignment at the Punjab Regiment. He graduated from the Command and Staff College, and later went to Cairo, Egypt where he received his military training from the Command & Staff College. He obtained his military education from the National Defence University, Islamabad.[2]

His staff and instructional assignments includes Platoon Commander at the Pakistan Military Academy, general staff officer-II and General Staff Officer-I at directorate of military operations. His previous assignments include Colonel General Staff and Brigade Commander and Commander IV Corps, in addition to serving as a commanding officer at School of Infantry and Tactics, and Commander of Infantry Division until he was appointed as Vice Chief of General Staff.[2]

He retired on 18 October 2021.[1]

Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Tamgha-e-Baqa

(Nuclear Test Medal)

1998

Tamgha-e-Diffa

(General Service Medal)

Siachen Glacier Clasp

Tamgha-e-Baqa

(Nuclear Test Medal)

1998

Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan

(Escalation with India Medal)

2002

Tamgha-e-Azm

(Medal of Conviction)

(2018)

Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan

(Escalation with India Medal)

2002

Tamgha-e-Azm

(Medal of Conviction)

(2018)

10 Years Service Medal 20 Years Service Medal
30 Years Service Medal 35 Years Service Medal Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

(Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990

Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan

(Independence Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1997

Command & Staff College Quetta

Student's Medal

Nuth al-Markat

(Combat Medal)

Saudi Arabia

(Gulf War 1991)

United Nations

UNMIL Medal

(2 Deployments)

Foreign decorations

Foreign Awards
 Saudi Arabia NNuth al-Markat (Combat Medal) (Gulf War 1991)
 United Nations UN UNMIL (Liberia) Medal

References

  1. ^ a b "'Summary' moved to appoint new DG ISI". 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Lt Gen Majid Ehsan appointed Lahore corps commander". The Nation. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ^ "Lt Gen Majid Ehsan appointed Lahore corps commander". 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ Ahmad, Saad (2021-07-02). "Lt-Gen Majid Ehsan appointed Colonel Commandant of the Punjab Regiment". Daily Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  5. ^ "Lt Gen Majid Ehsan appointed corps commander Lahore: ISPR". DAWN.COM. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  6. ^ "Corps Commander Lahore Calls on CM Punjab". Punjab Portal. 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.