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Bilal Akbar

Lieutenant-General
Bilal Akbar
بلال اکبر
Chief of General Staff
Assumed office
7 December 2016
Preceded by Zubair Mahmood Hayat
DG Rangers Sindh, Karachi
In office
July 2014 – December 2016
Preceded by Rizwan Akhtar
Succeeded by Major General Mohammad Saeed
Military service
Allegiance  Pakistan
Service/branch  Pakistan Army
Years of service 1984–Present
Rank OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg Lieutenant-General

Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar is an officer from Artillery Corps of the Pakistan Army. He was commissioned on 14 March 1986 from 73rd PMA Long Course.

During his 31 years of service, he has held various command, staff and instructional appointments.

He served as General Officer Commanding of the 11th Division (Pakistan) based in Lahore before assuming the command of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) on 18 September 2014. He was promoted to Lieutenant General on 11 December 2016 and is currently serving as Chief of General Staff (CGS) at GHQ, Rawalpindi..

General Bilal Akbar is related to the Phanbra family of Gujjars from Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College Quetta, Turkish Staff College Istanbul and the National Defence University, Pakistan.


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