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 MinisterRef(s)
2014-2017Brigadier Akmal AzizNawaz Sharif
2017-2020Brig (Now Maj Gen) Waseem Iftikhar CheemaShahid Khaqan Abbasi Imran Khan
2020-2022Brigadier Mohammad AhmedImran Khan Shehbaz Sharif
2022–PresentMajor General Tajdeed MumtazShehbaz Sharif

Secretaries to president

YearNamePresidentRef(s)
2002-2003Major General Nadeem TajPervez Musharraf
2003-2005Major General (Later Lt Gen)Shafaat Ullah ShahPervez Musharraf
2008-2011Brigadier (Later Lt Gen) Syed Muhammad AdnanAsif Ali Zardari
2011-2013Brig (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 Sajid AkbarAsif Zardari

See also

Further reading

  • Newspaper, the (2017-01-08). . DAWN.COM.