Shahid Aziz
| Shahid Aziz | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
|
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
|
| Years of service | 1969-2005 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant-General
|
| Commands held |
12th Infantry Division Chief of General Staff (CGS) IV Corps, Lahore |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Pakistan martial law of 1999 2001 India-Pakistan standoff |
Shahid Aziz (Urdu: شاہد عزیز), is a Pakistani military author, intelligence writer, and retired three-star ranking general officer of the Pakistan Army. His military assignments included as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) from October 2001 to December 2003 and Commander of the IV Corps in Lahore from December 2003 to October 2005. After retiring from the military, he was appointed Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau, a post he left in May 2007 albeit amid controversy.
Shahid Aziz graduated from Pakistan Military Academy in April 1971 as the Battalion Senior Under Officer and received the coveted Sword of Honour as well as the Presidents Gold Medal for his outstanding performance. He was commissioned in the 10 Battalion of the Baloch Regiment with which he actively participated the 1971 Indo-Pak war and later on also commanded. He attended the Company Commanded Course at Fort Benning, Georgia (USA) and the Command and General Staff Course at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (USA). Shahid Aziz is also a graduate of National Defence University, Pakistan. His military career has placed him in pivotal posts during critical periods in Pakistan. He served as the General Officer Commanding of the 12th Infantry Division stationed at Murree. During the Kargil conflict of 1999, he served as DG of the ISI's Analysis Wing. That same year, he was appointed to the role of Director General Military Operations where he played a crucial role in the coup that brought Pervez Musharraf to power. After the events of 9/11, he was serving as General Officer Commanding 12 Division when the US deployed its forces to Afghanistan. Later that year he was appointment as Chief of General Staff at GHQ. He finally retired from the army in 2005 after having held the post of Lahore Corps Commander for two years during which time he also launched a massive inquiry against corruption in Defence Housing Authority, Lahore.
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