Muhammad Saeed (general)

Lieutenant general Muhammad Saeed HI (M)
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service / branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1987–November 2023
Rank	File:OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg Lieutenant general
Commands	Chief of General Staff (Pakistan) V Corps National Defence University Pakistan Rangers Sindh Inter-Services Intelligence
Awards	File:Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Alma mater	National Defence University, Pakistan

Muhammad Saeed HI is a retired three-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 39th Chief of General Staff (CGS) of Pakistan Army. Saeed previously served as corps commander of the V Corps and the 34th president of the National Defence University from November 2019 to November 2021, his previous staff assignments include Director-General Analysis (DG-A ISI) of the Inter-Services Intelligence.

Biography

Saeed was commissioned in the Pakistan Army on 13 April 1987. He graduated from the National Defence University, Pakistan, and the Command and Staff College. He obtained his master's in science and war studies from Quaid-i-Azam University. He was initially appointed as commander of an infantry brigade, regiment, and later the general officer commanding (GOC) of an infantry division. In 2016 he was appointed as director-general of the Pakistan Rangers for Sindh unit. His staff assignments include deputy assistant military secretary (DAMS) and Military Secretary to Chief (MSC) to General Ashfaq Parvez Kyani (Retd), the then Chief of the Army Staff at the GHQ, Rawalpindi.

Awards and decorations

File:Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png
File:Tamgha-e-Diffa.png	File:Tamgha-e-Baqa (1998).png	File:Tamgha-e-Istaqlal (2002).png	File:Tamgha-e-Azm.png
File:10 years Service Medal.png	File:20 years Service Medal.png	File:30 years Service Medal.png	File:35 years Service Medal.png
File:Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988.png	File:Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg	File:Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal, 2006.svg	File:UN UNOMSIL Medal with 2.png

Effective dates of promotion

Insignia	Rank	Date
File:OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg File:US-O9 insignia.svg	Lieutenant General	November 2019
File:OF-7 Pakistan Army.svg File:US-O8 insignia.svg	Major General	January 2016
File:OF-6 Pakistan Army.svg File:US-O7 insignia.svg	Brigadier	June 2010
File:OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg	Lieutenant Colonel	September 2006
File:OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg	Major	January 1998
File:OF-2 Pakistan Army.svg	Captain	September 1993
File:OF-1(B) Pakistan Army.svg	Lieutenant	April 1988
File:OF-1(A) Pakistan Army.svg	Second Lieutenant	April 1987