Raza Muhammad

Raza Muhammad
Birth name	Raza Muhammad
Nickname	Raza
Born	August 28, 1957(1957-08-28)
Place of birth	Havelian, Abbottabad, Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1978-Present
Rank	Major General
Unit	20 Sindh Regiment
Commands held	11th Infantry Division Pakistan Director General Inter Services Intelligence Ministry of Defence Production 30th Infantry Brigade Sindh Regiment Director Military Intelligence DMI Chief of Staff X Corps (Pakistan)
Battles/wars	Siachen Offense Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)

Major General Raza Muhammad is a Pakistan Army officer and two-star general who is Additional Secretary at Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP), Rawalpindi. He is from the Sindh Regiment. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in August 2008.

Early life

Raza Muhammad was born on 28 August 1957 in Havelian in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He obtained his earlier education in Havelian and studied in college at Abbottabad.

Military career

Raza Muhammad was accepted into the Pakistan Military Academy (Kakul) in 1978 where he did the 61st PMA Long Course. He was given a commission in the Pakistan Army in March 1980, and was inducted into the Sindh Regiment. He has also obtained his BSc in War Studies from Command and Staff College, Quetta and also served there in the Directing Staff. Later, he went to Germany where he attended a German Staff Course from Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg. He also did a year long course in German Language. Following his return, he attended National Defence University, Islamabad where he holds a Master degree in War Studies. After his master's degree, he served as Directing Staff (DS) of NDU. General Raza has also served for 3 years in the Inter Services Intelligence ISI handling the external wing. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in August 2008.

Personality

Raza Muhammad is known in the Pakistani Army for his highly professional attitude and sound operational understanding along with his experience in all sorts of postings including Command, Intelligence, Staff, Operational and Instructional. He is presently deputed as Additional Secretary at Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP), Rawalpindi, which is tasked with development of military technologies, logistics, and production of ammunition, warheads, and idustrialization for the Pakistan Armed Forces.