Syed Aamer Raza

Syed Aamer Raza
HI(M) SBt NI(M)
Raza as Maj Gen
Commander of National Strategic Command
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 July 2026
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byPosition Established
41st Chief of the General Staff
In office
24 January 2025 – 24 July 2026
Chief of Army StaffFM Asim Munir
Preceded byLt.Gen Muhammad Avais Dastgir
Succeeded byVacant
27th Commander of the IV Corps, Lahore
In office
16 May 2023 – 23 January 2025
Chief of Army StaffGeneral Asim Munir
Preceded byLt.Gen Salman Fayyaz Ghanni
Succeeded byLt.Gen Fayyaz Hussain Shah
Chairman, Heavy Industries Taxila
In office
5 May 2020 – 16 May 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byLt.Gen Abdullah Dogar
Succeeded byMaj Gen Shakir Ullah Khattak
Personal details
Education
  • Officers Training School, Mangla,
Awards
See list
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service
1989 — present
Rank General
Unit6th Lancers (Watson's Horse)
CommandsNational Strategic Command
IV Corps
Battles/wars

General Syed Aamer Raza is a four-star military officer in the Pakistan Army, serving as the Commander of the National Strategic Command at the National Command Authority since 27 July 2026.[1] Previously, Raza served as the 41st Chief of General Staff, Commander IV Corps and Chairman Heavy Industries Taxila.[2][3]

Military career

Aamer Raza is from the 22nd course of the Officers Training School (OTS) in Mangla and was commissioned in the 6th Lancers in 1988.[4] He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College, Quetta and National Defence University, Islamabad. He holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Nottingham, MSc in Arts and Science of Warfare and Defence and Strategic Studies; both from National Defence University.

He has commanded the 6th Lancers from November 2007 to September 2009. He has also commanded an armored brigade, an infantry brigade in South Waziristan. Later, Major General Raza commanded 37th Mechanized Division Kharian. He has served as the Chief of Staff (COS) at ll Corps, and as Director General of the Weapons & Equipment Directorate at GHQ, Rawalpindi.

He has been an instructor at the School of Armour and Mechanized Warfare, Nowshera. Raza has also been Director Faculty of Research and Doctrinal Studies and Chief Instructor at the Command and Staff College Quetta.[5]

Raza was appointed as the Chairman of Heavy Industries Taxila by the Government on 5 May 2020.[6] On 11 October 2022, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.[7]

As Chairman HIT, Lt.General Raza played an instrumental role in the upgradation and modernization of Al-Khalid Tank series.[8] Under Chairmanship of Lt.General Raza, HIT locally produced Haider tank, based on a variant of VT4 Tank of China under the transfer of technology agreement, conferring Pakistan with advance tank manufacturing capabilities.[9][8]

On 16 May 2023, Raza was appointed as the Commander of the IV Corps, Lahore, following the 9 May riots in Pakistan, replacing Corps Commander Lt.General Salman Fayyaz Ghani.[10]

On 24 January 2025, Raza was appointed as the Chief of the General Staff(CGS), replacing Lt.Gen Avais Dastgir who was appointed as Commander V Corps, Karachi.

On 24 July 2026, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif promoted Lt.General Raza to the rank of a four-star General and appointed him as the first Commander of the National Strategic Command.[4][11] He assumed office on 27 July.[1]

On 31 July 2026, President Asif Ali Zardari approved the conferment of the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon General Syed Aamer Raza.[12][13]

Awards

Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)[14]

(Crescent of Excellence)

(2021)

 Sitara-e-Basalat[15]

(Star of Good Conduct)

(2025)

 Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military)[16]

(Order of Excellence)

(2026)

References

  1. 1 2 "General Syed Aamer Raza assumes office as first Commander National Strategic Command, meets CDF Munir". The Express Tribune. 27 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Key Appointments Announced in Pakistan Army Leadership Reshuffle". The Khyber Mail. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "کور کمانڈر لاہور لیفٹیننٹ جنرل سید عامر رضا کی مزارِ اقبال پر حاضری". jang.com.pk (in Urdu). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 Syed, Baqir Sajjad (24 July 2026). "Gen Raza's appointment as CNSC completes military overhaul under 27th Amendment, signals impending reshuffle". Dawn. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "FORADS - Faculty of Research and Doctrinal Studies". Command & Staff College Quetta ISP Pakistan Army PIR SHO Beamouz Saadi ArmyStaffCollege. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Major-General Syed Aamir made HIT Board Chairman for four years". Business Recorder. 5 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Nazar, Nuzhat (18 May 2023). "Lt-Gen Syed Aamer Reza made Corps Commander Lahore". Business Recorder. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 Khan, Bilal (11 July 2021). "Pakistan May Use VT-4 Technology on al-Khalid 2 Tank - Quwa". Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Khan, Bilal (10 March 2024). "Pakistan Reveals First Locally Built 'Haider' Tank - Quwa". Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan Army Chief Shuffles Generals". Rediff. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "PM appoints Gen Aamer Raza as Commander National Strategic Command". Geo News. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "President approves Nishan-i-Imtiaz for new strategic command chief". Dawn. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "President approves Nishan-i-Imtiaz for newly appointed National Strategic Commander". The Express Tribune. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "President confers awards on Armed Forces personnel". The Nation. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "President confers military awards on officers, soldiers for operation 'Bunyan-UN-Marsoos'". The Nation. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "President approves conferment of Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon Gen Syed Aamer Raza". The Nation. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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