Raheel Sharif

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Pakistan chooses moderate Raheel Sharif to take over as army chief

TNN | Nov 27, 2013

The Times of India

Lt Gen Raheel Sharif is a career infantry officer, the brother of a war hero, and is considered a moderate as the army chief-designate of Pakistan .

1. New army chief Raheel Sharif is not related to prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

2. Raheel Sharif received his military commission in 1976 and studied military leadership in Germany, Canada and Britain.

3. Raheel Sharif's brother, Major Shabbir Sharif, received two of the country's highest military awards for his action during the 1971 India-Pakistan war in which he was killed.

4. Raheel Sharif is known to be close to tribal affairs minister Lt Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch, a key confidante of the Sharif family.

5. As a brigadier, he has commanded two infantry brigades including an independent infantry brigade group.

6. As a Lt Gen, Sharif served as Corps Commander for two years before taking over as inspector general training and evaluation in which capacity he oversaw the training of Pakistan Army, the Dawn reports.

7. Raheel Sharif had been awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz, the second highest civilian honour that is given to both civilians and military officers of the Pakistan armed forces.

8. Raheel Sharif will assume charge as army chief on November 29.

9. Raheel Sharif was born in Quetta on June 16, 1956 to Major and Mrs Muhammad Sharif.

10. The general is married with two sons and a daughter.

(With inputs from Reuters, ANI)