Lieutenant General Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad (Urdu: اشفاق ندیم احمد; died 24 September 2021[3]) HI(M), was a retired three star rank Pakistan Army general who served as Corps Commander II Corps of the Pakistan Army.[4] He previously served as Chief of General Staff[5] and Director-General of Military Operations.[6] Lieutenant General Ahmad was second on the seniority list (after Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Zubair Hayat) in 2016 of being Chief of Army Staff, but then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, who was the inspector general training and evaluation at that time, as the army chief.[1]
Lieutenant General Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| Native name | اشفاق ندیم احمد |
| Born | 1958 |
| Died | 24 September 2021 (aged 62–63)[1] |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1980 – 2016 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 34 Azad Kashmir Regiment |
| Commands | Chief of General Staff Vice Chief of General Staff [1] Commander II Corps DG Military Operations Col. Commandant AK Regt |
| Battles / wars | Operation Zarb-e-Azb Operation Rah-e-Haq Operation Rah-e-Rast Operation Rah-e-Nijat[1] |
| Awards |  Hilal-i-Imtiaz |
| Other work | Managing Director & CEO Mari Petroleum (2017 - 2020)[2] |
Early life and education
editAhmad hailed from Neela, Chakwal and was born to Ahmad Khan Qureshi, who was an engineer with Radio Pakistan.[7]
Ahmad received his formal education from the St Mary's Cambridge School in Rawalpindi. Ahmad also attended Staff College Camberley.[7][8]
Military career
editAs Lieutenant colonel, Ahmad was involved with the operations directorate[4] for two years.[9] After being promoted to Brigadier rank, Ahmad was appointed the Chief of Staff of I Corps[10][11] and also served in Waziristan.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of major general in May 2009.[12] During his tenure as a major general, he led Second Battle of Swat as General Officer Commander where he was appointed in August 2009.[10][11][13]
As a major general, he was installed as the Director General of Military Operations in 2011 where he served until 2013[10][14] and also made the plan for Pakistan Army's campaign Operation Zarb-e-Azb during his tenure as Director General of Military Operations.[8] He was awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) in August 2011.[15]
Ahmad was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in August 2013.[10][14] He was appointed the Vice Chief of General Staff and shortly after appointed the Chief of General Staff.[7]
He was appointed the 31st Chief of General Staff in November 2013 shortly after Raheel Sharif took office as the 15th Chief of Army Staff.[10]
Ahmad belonged to 34 Azad Kashmir Regiment[7] where he was installed as Colonel Commandant in April 2014.[16]
Ahmad was posted as II Corps Commander in Multan in April 2015.[17] During his tenure in Multan, he envisioned the Multan Garrison Public Library, and worked hard to turn that dream into a reality. He also led the Mechanised corps.[18][19]
He was part of JCB-1 (Junior Cadet Battalion, PMA)[7] and then 62-Long Course of Pakistan Military Academy.[7][8]
Corporate career
editAhmad later joined Mari Petroleum Company Ltd as Managing Director/CEO on 26 January 2017[2] until 11 August 2020.[20]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Former CGS Ishfaq Nadeem passes away". 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Management – Mari Petroleum".
- ^ "Lieutenant General (Retired) Ishfaq Nadeem passes away". Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Who will be the next army chief?". DAWN.COM. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Five Chiefs of General Staff served as head of Pakistan Army in 64 years". The News. November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Who could be next Army Chief?". www.thenews.com.pk. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gen Ishfaq Nadeem new Chief of General Staff". The News. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Sultania, Devyani (22 November 2016). "Meet General Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmed - rumoured to be Pak's new Army Chief". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "جنرل اشفاق نئے چیف آف جنرل اسٹاف نامزد". Dawn News Television. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Gen Ahmad named new CGS". DAWN.COM. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Goodbye Gen Raheel, who's next?". The News. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "25 brigadiers promoted to rank of major general". DAWN.COM. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Swat GOC Gen Ijaz replaced". DAWN.COM. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Major General Amir Riaz appointed new DGMO". DAWN.COM. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "No PR182/2011-ISPR". ISPR. 14 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad has been appointed new Chief of General Staff ". The News. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Army's key posts change hands". DAWN.COM. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Who will be the new army chief?". Pakistan Today. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Who will be the next Army Chief?". Samaa TV. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Faheem Haider replaces Lt Gen Ishfaq Nadeem (R) as Mari Petroleum CEO". 10 August 2020.