ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER

General Qamar Javed Bajwa was commissioned in 16 Baloch Regiment on October 24, 1980. His father Lt Col Mohammad Iqbal Bajwa also served in 16 Baloch Regiment. He was only seven when his father died and was raised by his mother.

General Bajwa is a graduate of Canadian Command & Staff College, American Naval Post Graduate School Monterey (California) and National Defence University, Islamabad. General Bajwa has served on various instructional appointments to include School of Infantry & Tactics, Quetta and Command & Staff College, Quetta.

He has vast experience of Command and Staff appointments. He served as Corps Commander X Corps, Rawalpindi and also as Commander of Pakistan’s UN Mission in Congo. He also served as Chief of Staff X Corps, Rawalpindi. Other key Command Appointments include Commander Force Command Northern Areas, Commander of an Infantry Brigade and Commanding Officer of his unit, 16 Baloch Regiment.