Mushtaq Ahmed Baig
| Mushtaq Ahmed Baig | |
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Lieutenant-General Mushtaq Ahmed Baig (in a dress uniform), PA.
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| Birth name | Mushtaq Ahmed Baig |
| Born | December 21,1951 Lehr Sultanpur village, district Chakwal, Punjab province. |
| Died | February 25, 2008 (57 years old) Rawalpindi, Punjab province. |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/ |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1976–2008 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant-General
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| Unit | Pakistan Army Medical Corps |
| Commands held | Surgeon General Pakistan Army Medical Corps Director General medical services [Commandant] Army Medical College |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Indo-Pakistani Standoff (2001) War in North-West Pakistan Battle of Swat |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) |
Lieutenant-General Mushtaq Ahmad Baig HI(M) (1951 – 25 February 2008) was the surgeon general of the Pakistani Army until his death from a suicide-bomb attack on Feb. 25, 2008. He was an ophthalmologist by profession. Baig is the oldest senior Army officer to be targeted and killed since Pakistan's involvement in the War on Terror and the North West-Pakistan Conflict.
Baig was born in Lehr Sultanpur Village, Chakwal District, in 1951 to a middle-class family. He graduated from King Edward Medical University (KEMU) with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) in 1974. Two years later, Baig was granted a military commission, and was subsequently inducted into the Army Medical Corps. Baig completed his Master of Surgery (M.S.) degree and received a Doctorate of Ophthalmology from the Army Medical College (AMC).
After joining the Pakistan Army, Baig quickly climbed in rank as he excelled at various assignments. In 2003 he was promoted to major general, and made commandant of Army Medical College Rawalpindi (AMCR). Baig is credited for implementing revolutionary changes in the medical services in the Pakistani Armed Forces (PAF), as well as improvements for both Air Force and Navy medical services. In 2006, Baig was awarded the second-highest military award, the Hilal-i-Imtiaz–Military. That same year, he was promoted to Lieutenant General. In 2007, he was made the surgeon general of the Pakistani Army and was promoted to colonel commandant of the Army Medical Corps.
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