Maqsood Ahmad

Lieutenant-General Maqsood Ahmad HI(M)

Corps CommanderIV Corps, Lahore
In office January 18, 2013 – August 26, 2013
Preceded by	Lt Gen Rashad Mahmood

Personal details
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	GOC 12 Division, Muree Deputy DG Inter Services Intelligence

Lieutenant-General Maqsood Ahmad HI(M) is the current military advisor to UN Secretary-General for peace keeping missions in United Nations.

Military career

Maqsood Ahmad took commission in Frontier Force Regiment in the 61st PMA Long Course in April 1980. During his tenure as a Major General, he commanded the 12th Infantry Division in Muree which holds a key position in Pakistan due to LOC being under its command. Later he served as Deputy Director General of Inter Services Intelligence under Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha and later under Lt Gen Zahir ul Islam.

During his long career, he has held various important assignments and commanded a Unit, Brigade and later a division. He has also attended the Command and Staff College Quetta and the National Defense University Islamabad.

On 11 January 2013, Maqsood Ahmad was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.^[1]^[2] Later, he was given another key position as the Corps Commander of IV Corps, Lahore.^[3]

On 26 August 2013, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Maqsood Ahmad as Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations.^[4]^[5] The last time a General of Pakistan was offered this position in 2009, when Ahmad Shuja Pasha was nominated for this position. However then Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani rather preferred to keep Pasha in Pakistan for important assignments.

References

↑ "Four major generals promoted". Dawn. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ Shaikh, Shakil (12 January 2013). "Four major- generals promoted". The News International. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ Shaikh, Shakil (19 January 2013). "Major reshuffle in military hierarchy". The News International. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ "UN peacekeeping operations Lt-Gen Maqsood appointed military adviser". The News International. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ "Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmed appointed Ban’s military adviser". Daily Times (Pakistan). 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

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Preceded by Rashad Mahmood	Chief of Staff IV Corps, Lahore 18 January 2013 - present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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