Raheel Sharif

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Full Name	Raheel Sharif
Occupation	War Hero
Date Of Birth	Jun 16, 1956(1956-06-16)
Age	68
Birthplace	Quetta
Country	Pakistan
Birth City	Balochistan, Pakistan
Horoscope	Gemini

Raheel Sharif Biography

Raheel Sharif is one of the most popular and richest War Hero who was born on June 16, 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, Pakistan. This decorated Pakistani soldier was recognized for his anti-insurgency strategies against Taliban fighters. He rose to the rank of Chief of Army Staff in 2013. He was also Army Inspector General for Training and Evaluation.

General General Pervez Musharraf made Sharif Commander of of the Eleventh Infantry Division of the Pakistani Armed Forces. was made Sharif Commander for the Eleventh Infantry Division, Pakistani Armed Forces.

Raheel Sharif (Urdu: راحیل شریف ; born 16 June 1956), NI(M), HI(M) , is a retired Pakistan Army four-star general who served as the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. He is considered as the most popular army general in the country’s history. After his retirement as Pakistan’s Army Chief, he was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, a 39-nation alliance of Muslim countries headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Sharif received his formal education from the Government College in Lahore and afterward attended the 54th long course (L/C) of Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) . After his passing out in October 1976, he was commissioned into the 6th Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment, where his elder brother had also served. He served as an adjutant to the Pakistan Military Academy and joined an infantry brigade in Gilgit. He has the distinction of commanding two infantry units, 6FF and 26FF as a Lt. Colonel and also as an Acting Brigade Commander in Sialkot during 1999 India-Pakistan escalation. During the Army monitoring of 2000 he was given control of Gujranwala district and is credited for bringing substantial administrative and social reforms to the area. As a Brigadier, he commanded two infantry brigades. In 2001, he was appointed Chief of Staff of 30 Corps Guranwala. Due to US invasion of Afghanistan he was then posted as Chief of Staff at Corps Head Quarters Quetta, Balochistan to handle the situation on the Pak-Afghan border. In 2004 he was selected to join the prestigious Royal College of Defence Studies, Uk where he graduated with distinction.
In 2005 he was promoted to the rank of Major General and assigned command of the coveted 11th Infantry Division in Lahore by General Pervez Musharraf. After commanding the division for over two years, he was posted as Commandant of the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul. Following his promotion to Lieutenant General, Sharif served as a Corps Commander Gujranwala and then as the Inspector General for Training and Evaluation of the Pakistan Army before becoming the 15th Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan.

He was born in Quetta, Pakistan to a military family. His uncle, father and two brothers were all soldiers in the Pakistani Army. He married and had one daughter and two boys.

Raheel Sharif Net Worth

Raheel Sharif is one of the richest War Hero from Pakistan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Raheel Sharif 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating from Government College, Lahore he was trained at the Pakistan Military Academy, and later served as a soldier with the Frontier Force Regiment’s Sixth Battalion.

His many military honors include the Ten-, Twenty-, and Thirty-Year Service Medals and Command and Staff College Centenary Medal.

General Raheel Sharif was born in Quetta, capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province. He belongs to a family of Rajput with roots in Punjab (in the town of Kunjah, Gujrat). He has a prominent military background, and is the son of (late) Major Muhammad Sharif. He is the youngest sibling among three brothers and two sisters. his elder brother was Shabbir Sharif (28 April 1943 – 6 December 1971) was a Pakistani Army officer who was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only person ever who received both the Nishan-e-Haider and Sitara-e-Jurat for his bravery. He is regarded as the most decorated officer of the Pakistan Army. and His other brother, Captain Mumtaz Sharif, served in Pakistan Army and for his bravery in saving soldiers from a burning tank during an exercise accident was awarded Sitara-e-Basalat, he received an early retirement due to his injuries. From his mother’s side, he is the 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. He is married and has four children, three sons and a daughter. He is an avid reader and enjoys hunting and swimming.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Raheel Sharif Dating?

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In April 2017, Raheel got the approval of the Government of Pakistan to serve as head of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition a 39-nation Islamic military alliance being headquartered in Saudia Arabia.

Facts & Trivia

Raheel Ranked on the list of most popular War Hero. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Pakistan. Raheel Sharif celebrates birthday on June 16 of every year.

Where is Raheel Sharif now?

General Raheel Sharif, the former Pakistani army chief, will now head the Saudi Arabia-led 39-nation military coalition formed to serve as a platform for security cooperation and combat terrorism.

Why is Raheel Sharif famous?

He has the distinction of being conferred with 5 international military awards, highest for any Pakistani Army Chief till date, in recognition for his outstanding leadership in the fight against terrorism and bringing stability to the region. General Raheel Sharif retired as the Chief of Army Staff on 29 November 2016.

Who is the current chief of Islamic military alliance?

Force commanderEnd of tenure
General Raheel Shareef| Incumbent

Who will be next Army chief of Pakistan after Bajwa?

Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza will be the senior-most serving officer in the Pakistan Army after Bajwa’s retirement. Commander of the X Corps in Rawalpindi since September 2021, he was commissioned in 1987 into the 8th battalion of the Sind Regiment, an infantry unit.

Where is General Kayani now?

Kayani now resides in Islamabad.