PM Shehbaz Sends Summary for Field Marshal’s Appointment as Chief of Defence Forces. Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif has sent the summary approval of the appointment of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces to the President House.
Field Marshal Asim Munir will be the Chief of Army Staff as well as Chief of Defence Forces, this appointment is for a period of five years.
Pakistan Set to Rise: Gen Asim Munir
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir will be the first Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan.
A 2-year extension has also been approved for the tenure of Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu.
This extension will be effective upon completion of his current 5-year tenure in March 2026.
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has said that Pakistan will now fly high from here.
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, while talking to reporters informally at the Presidential Palace, said that everything is fine and everything is in front of you.
He said that things are going for the better. And Pakistan will now fly high from here.
Earlier in meeting with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani the COAS Gen Asim Munir vowed regional peace, anti-terror unity.
CDF Syed Asim Munir Bio
Asim Munir hails from a family originally from Jalandhar, Punjab, who migrated to Pakistan after the 1947 partition. He received early religious education and became a hafiz while serving in Saudi Arabia.
He pursued advanced military training in Pakistan, Japan, and Malaysia and earned an MPhil in Public Policy and Strategic Security Management from the National Defence University, Islamabad.
Commissioned into the Frontier Force Regiment, he held key command positions, including Director-General of Military Intelligence, DG-ISI, corps commander of XXX Corps, and Quartermaster General. In November 2022, he was appointed Chief of Army Staff, a tenure later extended to five years, and in May 2025, he was promoted to Field Marshal, becoming the second officer in Pakistan’s history to attain a five-star rank.
Munir advocates combating extremism, prioritizing Pakistan’s interests, and stressing national security while promoting economic initiatives through the Special Investment Facilitation Council. He also played a prominent role in Pakistan’s military and foreign policy, including engagement with US, and has been both praised for defending national sovereignty.
