Who is Gen Bajwa?
General Bajwa, Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military), was commissioned in 16 Baloch Regiment on October 24, 1980. He is a graduate of the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College, Toronto; Naval Post Graduate University, Monterey, California, USA; and National Defence University, Islamabad.
He has been an instructor at the School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta; Command and Staff College, Quetta; and NDU. He has also served as the brigade major of an infantry brigade and Chief of Staff of Rawalpindi Corps.
He has commanded 16 Baloch Regiment, an infantry brigade, and infantry division in Northern Areas Commander FCNA. He has also commanded the Pakistan contingent in Congo.
General Qamar Javed Bajwa Public image
Bajwa is an avid reader and has keen interest in the history of Europe.
He enjoys cricket and was himself a good sportsman who used to play cricket as a wicket-keeper.
He is reported to be a military man with no interest in politics and the one who remains well-connected with the junior officers and troops, and does not seek attention and protocol.
Medals / Awards
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10 Years Service Medal | |
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20 Years Service Medal | |
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30 Years Service Medal | |
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35 Years Service Medal | |
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40 Years Service Medal | |
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Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence Military) | |
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Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | |
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Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) | |
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Tamgha-e-Istaqlal (Escalation versus India Medal) | |
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Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal) | |
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Tamgha-e-Jamhuriat (Democracy Medal) | |
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Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal | |
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Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal) | |
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Order of the Military Merit (Jordan) | |
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Legion of Merit of Turkey | |
Effective dates of promotion
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Second Lieutenant | (1980) |
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First Lieutenant | (1983) |
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Captain | (1987) |
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Major | (1992) Major Bajwa briefly served in the 5th Northern Light Infantry Regiment in Kashmir |
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Lieutenant Colonel | (1997) Staff Officer X Corps. |
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Colonel | (2001) |
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Brigadier | (2005) Chief of Staff (COS) at X Corps, later commanded the Pakistan Armed Forces-Africa Command, attached to the UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO, in Congo |
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Major-General | ( May 2009) Major-General Bajwa took command of the Force Command Northern Areas (FCNA) as its GOC, stationed in Gilgit-Baltistan. |
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Lieutenant-General | (14 August 2013), he was promoted to three-star rank and posted as field commander of the X Corps , stationed in Rawalpindi. |
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General | (28 November 2016), Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif eventually promoted him to four star rank and was announced as the Chief of Army Staff. |