Zubair Mahmood Hayat

General
Zubair Mahmood Hayat
HI(M)
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Assumed office
28 November 2016
Preceded by Gen Rashad Mahmood
Chief of General Staff
In office
9 April 2015  28 November 2016
Preceded by Lt Gen Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad
Personal details
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Military service
Allegiance  Pakistan
Service/branch  Pakistan Army
Rank General
Unit 3rd SP Regiment Artillery

General Zubair Mahmood Hayat HI(M), is a four-star rank army general, currently serving as the 17th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.

Previously he served as Chief of General Staff[1] and as Corps Commander Bahawalpur and Director-General of Strategic Plans Division Force[2] before assuming office of Chief of General Staff. He was also Principal Staff Officer with former Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani as a Brigadier.[3] General Hayat was appointed CJCSC on the same day Qamar Javed Bajwa was confirmed as the new army chief. General Hayat was Director-General of the Strategic Plans Division which is part of the National Command Authority that oversees Pakistan's weapons programme, his promotion as Chairman Joint Chief of Staff is primarily the custodian of Pakistan's nuclear weapons.[4]

References

  1. "Who will be the next army chief?". DAWN.COM. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. "Who will be the new army chief?". Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. "Who will be the next Army Chief? | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. http://www.dawn.com/news/1298802/lt-gen-qamar-javed-bajwa-chosen-as-new-army-chief
Military offices
Preceded by
Rashad Mahmood
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
2016 - present
Incumbent


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