The Military Secretary (MS) is an administrative post in the federal government of Pakistan tasked with appointment, posting and other military administrative privileges given by the government. In Pakistan's political system, a military secretary to the prime minister of Pakistan is held by a military personnel with a rank of brigadier, while military secretary to the president of Pakistan is usually held by a military officer with lieutenant colonel or equivalent rank. Military Secretary is entitled to assist the office with correspondence in staff. Since the office is literary held by an aide-de-camp (ADC), a MS does not execute promotions and appointments of military officers independently.
In the Pakistan Army, a deputy military secretary is appointed to the general headquarters assigned with career management privileges of low ranking officers such as major, captain or equivalent.
List of secretaries Secretaries to prime minister YearNamePrime Minister2014-2017Brigadier Akmal AzizNawaz Sharif2017-2020Brig (Now Maj Gen) Waseem Iftikhar CheemaShahid Khaqan AbbasiImran Khan2020-2022Brigadier Mohammad AhmedImran KhanShehbaz Sharif 2022–Present Major General Tajdeed Mumtaz Shehbaz Sharif
Secretaries to president YearNamePresident2002-2003Major General Nadeem TajPervez Musharraf 2003-2005Major General (Later Lt Gen)Shafaat Ullah ShahPervez Musharraf2008-2011Brigadier (Later Lt Gen) Syed Muhammad AdnanAsif Ali Zardari2011-2013Brig (Later Lt Gen) Muhammad AamerAsif Ali Zardari 2013-2015Brig (Now Maj Gen) Adnan Sarwar MalikMamnoon Hussain 2015-2017Brig (Later Maj Gen) Shahid NazirMamnoon Hussain 2017-2018Brig (Now Maj Gen) Abdul MoeedMamnoon Hussain 2018-2021Brig (Now Maj Gen) Amir AminDr. Arif Alvi 2021-2024Brig ( Now Maj General) Sheharyar Munir HafeezDr. Arif Alvi 2025-currentBrig (Now Maj General) Sajid Akbar Asif Zardari
See also Military Secretary to the India Office Military Secretary (India) Military Secretary (United Kingdom)
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