1. General Raheel Sharif HI LOM is a retired four-star army general of the Pakistan Army who served as the ninth chief of army staff from 29 November 2013 to 29 November 2016.
24 Facts About Raheel Sharif
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Raheel Sharif expanded the role of paramilitaries in Karachi which is widely credited with reducing the level of violence in Pakistan's commercial capital.
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General Sharif developed a new brigade-level military unit to help protect and secure the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which runs through Balochistan province.
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General Raheel Sharif helped to develop Pakistan's indigenous defence industry which resulted in the savings of more than $1.14 billion of Pakistan's forex, over a year and half time period.
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General Raheel Sharif achieved his objectives by strengthening the role of the military in affairs directly concerning national security and foreign policy, while leaving the civilian government of Prime Minister Nawaz Raheel Sharif in control of social and economic policy.
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General Raheel Sharif said that he was "ready to serve Pakistan" even after his retirement.
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General Raheel Sharif was born in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province.
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Raheel Sharif belongs to a Punjabi Bhatti Rajput family with roots in Punjab, in the town of Kunjah, Gujrat.
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Raheel Sharif has a prominent military background, and is the son of Major Muhammad Sharif.
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Raheel Sharif is the youngest sibling among three brothers and two sisters.
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Shabbir Raheel Sharif is regarded as the highest decorated military officer of the Pakistan Army who received both the Nishan-e-Haider and Sitara-e-Jurat, and received the Sword of Honour at Pakistan Military Academy upon graduation.
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Raheel Sharif is married and has four children, three sons and a daughter.
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Raheel Sharif received his formal education from Garrison Boys High School, Lahore Cantt, and later on he studied from the Government College in Lahore and afterward attended the 54th long course of Pakistan Military Academy.
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Raheel Sharif served as an adjutant to the Pakistan Military Academy and joined an infantry brigade in Gilgit.
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Raheel Sharif has the distinction of commanding two infantry units, 6FF and 26FF as a Lt.
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Raheel Sharif was later posted as Chief of Staff at Corps Headquarters Quetta, Balochistan.
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Raheel Sharif dealt with the evaluation of military doctrines and war strategies with a view to shaping future training programs.
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Raheel Sharif changed the army's focus more towards carrying out counter-insurgency operations against Tehrik-i-Taliban militants.
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General Raheel Sharif has spearheaded a thinking in Pakistan military since 2007 that fighting Taliban inside Pakistan is more important than focusing on India, Pakistan's arch rival since independence.
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On 27 November 2013, Raheel Sharif was appointed as the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army by Prime Minister Nawaz Raheel Sharif.
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Raheel Sharif has the distinction of being conferred with 5 international military awards, highest for any Pakistani Army Chief till date, in recognition for his outstanding leadership in the fight against terrorism and bringing stability to the region.
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General Raheel Sharif retired as the Chief of Army Staff on 29 November 2016.
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General Raheel Sharif launched Karachi Operation in 2013 to clear the city from the political and criminal gang rivalry which was creating havoc in the city.
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General Raheel sharif neutralized the influential criminal elements, although this is often criticized as the violation of "HUMAN RIGHTS" and target killing of political opponents especially against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement a strong political party in Karachi.