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Place of Birth: Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
About Raheel Sharif
- Raheel Sharif (Urdu: ????? ????; born 16 June 1956), NI(M), HI(M), is a retired Pakistan Army four-star general who served as the 9th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, from 29 November 2013 to 29 November 2016.He is conidered as one of the most popular army generals in the country's history and currently serves as the Commander-In-Chief of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, a 39-nation alliance of Muslim countries headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Under General Raheel Sharif's command, the Army carried out anti-terrorism operations in North Waziristan, namely Operation Zarb-e-Azb which stabilized the North-west of the country.
- He expanded the role of paramilitaries in Karachi which is widely credited with reducing the level of violence in Pakistan's commercial capital.
- The Pakistani military under his command has also supported the democratically elected government on the federal level and the Baloch provincial and local government in ending the Balochistan insurgency by pursuing reconciliation and integration of former militants back into mainstream Pakistani society.
- General Sharif also developed a new brigade-level military unit to help protect and secure the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which runs through Balochistan province.
- General Sharif helped to develop Pakistan's indigenous defence industry which resulted in the savings of more than $1.14 billion of Pakistan's forex, over a year and half time period.General Sharif achieved his objectives by strengthening the role of the military in affairs directly concerning national security and foreign policy, while leaving the civilian government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in control of social and economic policy.
- were reconciling Pakistan with America by striking against militant groups near the Afghan border, carrying out Pakistan's first joint military exercises with Russia, and deepening relations with China.He became the first Pakistani general to retire on time and not seek an extension in over twenty years.
- General Sharif said that he was "ready to serve Pakistan" even after his retirement through helping military veterans.
- General Sharif left a respected legacy in Pakistan.
- He is widely credited with reducing terrorism inside the country; violence in the country was reduced to its lowest level since 2006, with an overall decline of 70% in terrorist attacks under his tenure.
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