Raheel Sharif
General Raheel Sharif (Urdu: راحیل شریف; born 16 June 1956), NI(M), HI(M), is a four-starrank army general, currently serving as 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, since 2013..
Early life and family
General Raheel Sharif was born in Quetta. He belongs to a Rajput family[3][4][5] with roots inPunjab (in the town of Kunjah, Gujrat).[3] He has a prominent military background,[6] He is son of (late) Major Rana Muhammad Sharif.[6] His eldest brother Major Rana Shabbir Sharif, was declared as the martyr of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 by Pakistan and received Pakistan's highest military award Nishan-e-Haider posthumously. He is the youngest sibling among three brothers and two sisters.[7] His other brother, Captain Mumtaz Sharif also bravely served in Pakistan army and for his bravery he was awarded SITARA-E- BASALAT, but got an early retirement due to medical reasons.[3] From his mother's side, he is nephew of Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, another Nishan-e-Haider recipient, who was declared as the martyr of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 by Pakistan.[8] He is married and has three children, two sons and a daughter.[6]He is an avid reader and enjoys hunting and swimming.
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