Salahuddin Satti | |
|---|---|
| Chief of General Staff | |
| In office October 2006 – October 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Lt Gen Tariq Majid |
| Succeeded by | Lt Gen Muhammad Mustafa Khan |
| Commander X Corps Rawalpindi | |
| In office October 2004 – October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Lt Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani |
| Succeeded by | Lt Gen Tariq Majeed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1951[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | Cadet College Hasan Abdal Pakistan Military Academy Command and Staff College Quetta National Defence College |
| Awards |  Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1971 — 2008 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 40 Punjab Regiment Special Service Group |
| Commands |
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Salahuddin Satti HI(M), SBt is a retired senior officer of the Pakistan Army who served as Commander of X Corps, Rawalpindi and Chief of General Staff (CGS) at the General Headquarters Rawalpindi.[citation needed]
Early life and education
[edit]Satti was born on 12 October 1951 in Pakistan.[citation needed] He completed his education from Cadet College Hasan Abdal.[1] He went to the Command and Staff College, Quetta and completed graduation from National Defence College, Islamabad. He was sent to the Turkish Armed Forces War College for further military studies.[2]
Military career
[edit]Satti was commissioned in the 47 PMA Long Course and joined the Punjab Regiment.[3]
As a brigadier, he served as the commander of the 111th Infantry Brigade and was actively involved in the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état. Reportedly, he was a close asscociate of former President Pervez Musharraf. [4][5][6] As a part of the Special Service Group, he served at the Siachen Glacier as Brigadier.[7]
As a major general, he served as Director General Sindh Rangers and Deputy Director General of the Inter Service Intelligence.[8] Later, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed as the Commander X Corps, a key field appointment of the Pakistan Army.[9] Before retirement from the military, he served as Chief of the General Staff.[10][11]
Post military career
[edit]After retirement from the military, he served as ambassador to Brunei. Later he was appointed as the chancellor of Iqra University. [12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lt. Gen. Salahuddin Satti appointed CGS". abdalians.com. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "General (R) Salahuddin Satti". Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Seven officers supersede 37 major generals". Dawn. 6 October 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Back to the future? Countdown to the Oct 12 coup". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "1999 coup was unfortunate: ex-official". www.thenews.com.pk. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "General Pervez Musharraf: Neither Enlightened nor Moderate". thewire.in. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Kargil's shroud of truth and lies". The Telegraph Online.
- ^ "GENERAL (R) SALAHUDDIN SATTI". Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Monsoon outburst wreaks havoc". DAWN.COM. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Kayani shakes up army command". DAWN.COM. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Generals waiting in the wings". DAWN.COM. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "General (R) Salahuddin Satti". Retrieved 12 June 2025.