| Sarfraz Ali سرفراز علی | |
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| File:Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali.png | |
| Portrait of Sarfraz Ali in 2021 | |
| Commander of the XII Corps | |
In office December 2020 – 2 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Waseem Ashraf |
| Succeeded by | Asif Ghafoor |
| Director-General of Military Intelligence | |
In office 25 October 2018 – January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Asim Munir |
| Succeeded by | Azhar Waqas |
| Inspector-General of FC Balochistan | |
In office January 2020 – December 2020 | |
| Preceding | Saeed Ahmed Nagra |
| Succeeded by | Ayman Bilal Safdar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1971 Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 2 August 2022 (aged 50) Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Shuhada Graveyard, Rawalpindi |
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| Allegiance |  Pakistan
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| Service/branch |  Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1989–2022 |
| Rank |   Lt. Gen.
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Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali (Urdu language: سرفراز علی
; 13 September 1971 – 2 August 2022) was a Pakistani general. He was the commander of the Pakistan Army's XII Corps from December 2020 until his death in a military helicopter crash on 2 August 2022.
Personal life[]
Ali is survived by a widow, two sons and a daughter.[1] His son is also serving in the Pakistan Army as a captain and was his ADC.[2] His father, Ch Dewan Ali, served in the Pakistan Air Force.
Career[]
Ali had an illustrious military career. During his career, Ali commanded Pakistani units during Operation Zarb-e-Azb. During 2012-14, he commanded the 111 Brigade. He later served as Pakistan's defence attaché in Washington, D.C., United States, 2014-2017.[3] In 2018, he was appointed as Commandant of Pakistan Command and Staff College. In October 2018, he was appointed DG Military Intelligence. He was appointed Commander of the XII Corps in December 2020, where he served until his martyrdom in August 2022.[4]
Death and funeral[]
On 1 August 2022, a Pakistani military helicopter with six officers, including Ali went missing during flood relief operations in Balochistan.[5] On 2 August 2022, they were all found dead.[6] Their funeral prayers were offered in Quetta on 3 August 2022, with Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa, Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, Lt. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, and other high ranking army officers attending.[7] He was buried in Shuhada graveyard in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Awards and decorations[]
  
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| Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(Crescent of Excellence) (2020) |
Tamgha-e-Basalat & Bar[lower-alpha 1]
(Medal of Good Conduct) |
Tamgha-e-Baqa
1998 | |
| Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan
2002 |
Tamgha-e-Azm
(Medal of Conviction) (2018) |
10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal |
| 30 Years Service Medal | 35 Years Service Medal | Jamhuriat Tamgha
(Democracy Medal) 1988 |
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha
(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 |
| Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan
(Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 |
Command & Staff College Quetta
Student's Medal |
United Nations
(2 Deployments) |
Army Commendation |
Foreign decorations[]
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 United Nations
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UNMIH Medal |
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 USA
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Army Commendation Medal |
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Notes[]
- ↑ Refers to a second award of the same honour
References[]
- ↑ "Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali: a thorough professional with an impeccable personality". Daily Pakistan. 2 August 2022. https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/02-Aug-2022/lt-gen-sarfraz-ali-a-thorough-professional-with-an-impeccable-personality?version=amp. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ↑ "Bright Memories of General Sarfaraz Ali Shaheed - Daily Parliament Times". 11 August 2022. https://www.dailyparliamenttimes.com/2022/08/11/bright-memories-of-general-sarfaraz-ali-shaheed/.
- ↑ "Military operation to continue: defence attaché". Dawn. 6 October 2015. https://www.dawn.com/news/1211110.
- ↑ Siddiqui, Naveed (2 August 2022). "Wreckage of missing Pakistan Army helicopter found, 6 officers, soldiers aboard martyred: ISPR" (in en). https://www.dawn.com/news/1702847.
- ↑ "Pakistan Army aviation helicopter goes missing" (in en). https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/978799-pakistan-army-aviation-helicopter-goes-missing-enroute-from-karachi-to-quetta.
- ↑ "Corps commander among six military personnel martyred in copter crash" (in en). https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/979145-six-pakistan-army-officers-martyred-in-copter-crash-ispr.
- ↑ "COAS attended funeral prayers of helicopter crash martyrs" (in en). 3 August 2022. http://tribune.com.pk/story/2369248/coas-attends-funeral-prayers-of-helicopter-crash-martyrs.
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