- A highly decorated officer, Raza served most recently as Chief of General Staff
- The government already notified General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s reappointment as army chief in August this year
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Lt Gen Nadeem Raza as the country’s new Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), announced an official statement circulated by the PM Office on Thursday.
His appointment will take effect from November 27 when he will replace the incumbent CJCSC, Gen Zubair Hayat.
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Lt Gen Nadeem Raza (Photo courtesy: ISPR)
Lt Gen Raza is a highly decorated military officer who became the Chief of General Staff last year. The post is considered extremely prestigious among the armed forces since the officer occupying it gets to work closely with the country’s powerful army chief.
According to the local media, Lt Gen Raza was commissioned in the infantry in September 1985. He will now be running the topmost military office in the country, serving as an adviser to the government on defense-related matters and coordinating with the Pakistan Navy and Air Force.
Apart from announcing the appointment of Lt Gen Raza, the official statement from the PM Office also mentioned that Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s reappointment as the army chief had already been notified in August 2019.
Gen Bajwa will continue to serve as Chief of Army Staff for the next three years.