Raza Muhammad

Raza Muhammad
Birth name	Raza Muhammad
Born	August 28, 1957 (1957-08-28) (age 54) Havelian, Abbottabad, Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1978-Present
Rank	Major General
Unit	Sindh Regiment
Commands held	11th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Siachen Offense Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 War in North-West Pakistan

Major General Raza Muhammad is a Pakistan Army officer and two-star general who is currently serving as General Officer Commanding (GCO) of 11th Infantry Division of IV Corps of the Pakistan Army. He is from the Sindh Regiment. He got promotion to the rank of Major General in August 2008.

Early life

Raza Muhammad was born on 28 August 1957 in Havelian in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He obtained his earlier education in Havelian and studied in college at Abbottabad.

Military career

Raza Muhammad was accepted into the Pakistan Military Academy (Kakul) in 1978 where he did the 61st PMA Long Course. He was given a commission in the Pakistan Army in March 1980, and was inducted into the Sindh Regiment. He has also obtained his BSc in War Studies from Command and Staff College, Quetta and also served there in the Directing Staff. Later, his unit was sent to Germany where he attended a German Staff Course from Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg. He also did a year long course in German Language from there. Following his return, he attended National Defence University, Islamabad where he holds a M.Sc. degree in War Studies. After his master's degree, he served as Directing Staff (DS) of NDU. Muhammad Raza was promoted to the rank of Major General in August 2008.

Personality

Raza Muhammad is known in the Pakistani Army for his highly professional attitude and sound operational understanding along with his experience in all sorts of postings including Command, Staff, Operational and Instructional. He is currently designated as the General Officer Commanding 11th Infantry Division, Lahore which is a part of IV Corps of the Pakistan Army.^[1][2][3]

References

1. ^ Selection board for the promotion of brigadiers to the rank of major general for the year 2008
2. ^ 26 Pakistan Army Brigadiers promoted to rank of Major General
3. ^ Ghazi has not left basement for three days

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Name	Muhammad, Raza
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Date of birth	1957-08-28
Place of birth	Havelian, Abbottabad, Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa
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