Asif Nawaz
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General Asif Nawaz Janjua |
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| 10th Chief of Army Staff | |
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| Born |
Asif Nawaz Janjua January 3, 1937 Chakri village, Jhelum District, British Punjab State, British Indian Empire |
| Died | January 8, 1993 (aged 56) Rawalpindi, Punjab Province |
| Relations | Shuja Nawaz (brother) |
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| Nickname(s) | General Asif |
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 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1957–1993 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit | V Punjab Regiment |
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Asif Nawaz Janjua (Urdu: آصف نواز جنجوعہ), NI(M), HI(M), SBt (Bar), afwc, psc (3 January 1937 – 8 January 1993), was a senior four-star general and the 10th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army from August 16, 1991 till January 8, 1993. His tenure was cut short by his death after suffering a heart attack. He also stayed as Corps Commander of Karachi-based V Corps and Chief of General Staff before becoming the COAS.
Asif Nawaz was born in the village of Chakri of Jhelum District into Janjua Rajput family. He was educated at St Mary's Cambridge School Murree Road, a mission school in Rawalpindi, about which he later said that two Irish teachers, Fr Burns and Miss May Flanagan, had most influence in teaching him the values for his future career. He was the third generation of his family to join the Punjab Regiment (5th Battalion, also known as Sherdils) and as an outstanding cadet went on a scholarship to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Nawaz was commissioned in the Punjab Regiment on 31 March 1957 in the 15th PMA Long Course and received his initial training from Pakistan Military Academy and later Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was known as a soldier's soldier with no political ambition. He spent most of his career in the field, holding command positions during the 1965 and 1971 wars with India. During 1971 he was in Dhaka as a Brigade commander. From 1982 to 1985 he commanded a division in Peshawar and then headed the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul until 1988. From April 1988 to March 1991 he was Corps Commander, Karachi, in charge of three army divisions. In April 1991 he became Chief of General Staff and was appointed Chief of Army Staff in August 1991 with a tenure of three years.
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