Shahid Baig Mirza

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
AwardsHilal-i-Imtiaz
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1984 - 2019
Rank Lt. Gen.
Unit11th Punjab Regiment 27th Punjabis

Shahid Baig Mirza is a retired Pakistan Army general who served as a 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]

Early life

He was born into a military family of Mulhal Mughlan Chakwal District, he is the eldest of three brothers, all officers and sons of Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Abdul Haq and Zaib-un-Nisa.[2]

Personal life

His youngest brother, Major Umar Baig Mirza, was martyred in a helicopter crash while performing rescue operations on 15 October 2005, and his other brother Lieutenant Colonel Amer Baig Mirza was in the ISI and was martyred in the Lahore terrorist attack on 27 May 2009.[3][2]

Military career

Then Major General Shahid Baig Mirza was the commandant of the Command and Staff College from January 2014 to May 2015.[4] He was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz on Pakistan Day, 23 March 2015[5] and was promoted to Lieutenant General in April 2015.[6]

References

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


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