Military Secretary (Pakistan)

Not to be confused with Defence Secretary (Pakistan).
Military Secretary
Incumbent
Major general Tajdeed Mumtaz
Pakistan Army
TypeMilitary office management
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPrime Minister of Pakistan
President of Pakistan [a]
ResidencePrime Minister's Office
Aiwan-e-Sadr[b]
AppointerPrime Minister
President[c]
Term length3 years

The Military Secretary (MS) is an administrative post in the federal government of Pakistan tasked with appointment, posting and other military administrative privileges given by the government. In Pakistan's political system, a military secretary to the prime minister of Pakistan is held by a military personnel with a rank of brigadier,[1][2] while military secretary to the president of Pakistan is usually held by a military officer with lieutenant colonel or equivalent rank.[3] Military Secretary is entitled to assist the office with correspondence in staff. Since the office is literary held by an aide-de-camp (ADC), a MS does not execute promotions and appointments of military officers independently.[4]

In the Pakistan Army, a deputy military secretary is appointed to the general headquarters assigned with career management privileges of low ranking officers such as major, captain or equivalent.[5]

List of secretaries

Secretaries to prime minister

Year Name Prime Minister Ref(s)
2014-2017 Brigadier Akmal Aziz Nawaz Sharif [6]
2017-2020 Brig (Now Maj Gen) Waseem Iftikhar Cheema Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Imran Khan 		[7]
2020-2022 Brigadier Mohammad Ahmed Imran Khan
Shehbaz Sharif 		[7]
2022–Present Major General Tajdeed Mumtaz Shehbaz Sharif

[8]

Secretaries to president

Year Name President Ref(s)
2002-2003 Major General Nadeem Taj Pervez Musharraf
2003-2005 Major General (Later Lt Gen)Shafaat Ullah Shah Pervez Musharraf
2008-2011 Brigadier (Later Lt Gen) Syed Muhammad Adnan Asif Ali Zardari [4]
2011-2013 Brig (Later Lt Gen) Muhammad Aamer Asif Ali Zardari [4]
2013-2015 Brig (Now Maj Gen) Adnan Sarwar Malik Mamnoon Hussain [4]
2015-2017 Brig (Later Maj Gen) Shahid Nazir Mamnoon Hussain [4]
2017-2018 Brig (Now Maj Gen) Abdul Moeed Mamnoon Hussain [4]
2018-2021 Brig (Now Maj Gen) Amir Amin Dr. Arif Alvi [4]
2021- current Brig (Approved Major General) Sheharyar Munir Hafeez Dr. Arif Alvi [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brig Ahmed assumes charge as PM's Military Secretary". The Nation. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ Bhumbak, Priyanka (2018-08-20). "Pakistan Prime Minister Imran khan to stay in military secretary's three-bedroom house in Islamabad". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ "Military Secretary to President replaced". The Nation. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Musharraf's ADC appointed Zardari's new Military Secretary". Zee News. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  5. ^ "Benazir wanted me as her military secretary: Musharraf". Hindustan Times. 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  6. ^ "Indian media cries as PM Nawaz talks to his military secretary in casual manner". Pakistan Today (in Latin). 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  7. ^ a b Web Desk (2020-04-15). "Brig Mohammad Ahmed assumes office as PM's new military secretary - Pakistan". Geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  8. ^ "Brigadier Tajdeed Mumtaz replaces Ahmed Alam as Military Secretary to Prime Minister". En.dailypakistan.com.pk. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  1. ^ the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan reports to prime minister's office, while the Military Secretary to the President of Pakistan reports to the president.
  2. ^ the residence of secretary to prime minister is PM's office, while the residence of secretary to president is Aiwan-e-Sadr, the workplace of the president.
  3. ^ secretary to president is appointed by the president, while secretary to prime minister is appointed by the prime minister itself.

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