Commander National Strategic Command General Syed Aamer Raza has been conferred the prestigious Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) in recognition of his distinguished and extensive services to Pakistan’s armed forces.
The high-profile investiture ceremony was held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, attended by Field Marshal Asim Munir, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the services chiefs, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman Senate and senior federal ministers.
The award marks another major milestone in the military career of General Aamer Raza, a senior officer who has held some of the Pakistan Army’s most strategically important command and staff appointments.
Before assuming his current four-star command, General Raza served as Chief of General Staff at General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi, one of the Army’s key senior operational and planning positions.
Commissioned into 6th Lancers in 1988, General Raza went on to command the regiment from 2007 to 2009 before taking on a series of major field and institutional responsibilities.
His command experience includes leading an armoured brigade, an infantry brigade in Waziristan, an infantry division and later **IV Corps, Lahore. He served as Chairman of Heavy Industries Taxila and held senior staff positions including Chief of Staff at II Corps and Director General of the Weapons and Equipment Directorate.
His career has also included a strong focus on military education and professional training. He served as an instructor at the School of Armour and Mechanized Warfare, Director of the Faculty of Research and Doctrinal Studies and Chief Instructor at the Command and Staff College, Quetta.
He assumed charge of Heavy Industries Taxila in April 2020 and was promoted to Lieutenant General in October 2022. In May 2023, he was appointed Commander IV Corps, Lahore.
After his promotion to four-star rank, General Aamer Raza was appointed Commander of the National Strategic Command**, placing him in one of the country’s most sensitive and strategically significant military positions.
