Bilal Akbar
Bilal Akbar | |
|---|---|
| Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| Assumed office April 26, 2021 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Raja Ali Ejaz |
| Chief of General Staff | |
| In office December 2016 – August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gen Zubair Mahmood Hayat |
| Succeeded by | Gen Nadeem Raza |
| Commander X Corps, Rawalpindi | |
| In office August 2018 – September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gen Nadeem Raza |
| Succeeded by | Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza |
| Chairman Pakistan Ordnance Factory | |
| In office September 2019 – December 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bilal Akbar Sialkot |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1984–2020 |
| Rank | Lt. Gen. |
| Unit | Pakistan Army Corps of Artillery |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
Lt Gen (R) Bilal Akbar (Template:Lang-ur) is a retired General of the Pakistan Army and retired Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Biography
General Bilal hails from a Punjabi-speaking family of Gujjars from Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] After his matriculation, he was admitted at the Pakistan Military Academy in 1984, and passed out from the academy with a class of 73rd PMA Long Course on 13 March 1986.[2] He gained commission in the army as 2nd-Lt in the Artillery Corps.[2] He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College in Quetta, the National Defense University in Islamabad, and the Turkish Staff College in Istanbul.[2]
In 2013–14, Major-General Bilal served as the GOC of the 11th Division stationed in Lahore.[3]
In August 2014, Major General Bilal Akbar took charge as the Director-General of the Sindh Rangers.[4] On 11 December 2016, Maj-Gen. Akbar was promoted to the three-star rank and appointed as the Chief of General Staff at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi.[5][6] On 24 August 2018, Lt Gen Bilal Akbar was then posted as the field commander of the X Corps stationed in Rawalpindi as a result of a major command reshuffle.[7]
On 28 December 2018, Lt Gen Bilal Akbar was appointed as Colonel commandant of the Mujahid Force Regiment stationed in Bhimber.[8] On 12 September 2019, Lt Gen Akbar was appointed as Chairman Pakistan Ordnance Factory.[9]
In January 2021, Akbar was appointed Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia[10] after his retirement from the Army in December 2020.[11]
References
- ^ "Bilal Akbar". Military Wiki. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Bakhtavari, Zafar (24 September 2017). "One-week training course on new laws conclu des". The Nation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Maj Gen Bilal Akbar appointed as new DG Rangers Sindh - Gujjar.Tv گُجر ٹی وی". Gujjar.Tv گُجر ٹی وی. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Maj Gen Bilal Akbar appointed as new DG Rangers Sindh". Dunya News. 13 July 2014.
- ^ "7 major generals promoted to the rank of lieutenant general". DAWN.COM. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Lt.Gen. Bilal Akbar appointed Chief of General Staff: ISPR". News International. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "ISPR announces reshuffle in Army command". The Express Tribune. 24 August 2018.
- ^ "COAS Gen. Bajwa installs Lt-Gen. Bilal Akbar as Colonel Commandant of Mujahid Force". The News International.
- ^ "Pakistan Army announces new postings and appointments". The News International. 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Gen Akbar appointed ambassador to Saudi Arabia". Dawn. 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Shuffle in top brass as six major generals promoted". Dawn. 26 November 2020.