1. Name : Lieutenant General Sajjad Akram,
HI (M)
2. Date of Birth: 5th April 1954
3. Education/Qualification : Military -
ndc, psc
Civil - M. Sc. War Studies
4. Decoration : Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
5. Marital Status : Married (Two daughters and one son)
6. Present Appointment : Dy Chairman ERRA
Lieutenant General Sajjad Akram, Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) was born in 1954,
in Hyderabad. He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in December 1971 in an
elite Infantry Battalion of the Baloch Regiment, which is known for its history
and rich traditions, since the pre-partition days. A Graduate of Command and Staff
College, Quetta and National Defence University, Islamabad, the General has had the
distinction of serving on prestigious command, staff, and instructional
appointments at reputed training institutions, units, formations and
headquarters.
During service, he has had the privilege to command two infantry units (69
Baloch Regiment and 42 Baloch Regiment) 6 Azad Kashmir Brigade, 37 Division and
1 Corps. He has also held prestigious staff appointments including GSO-3
infantry brigade, Brigade Major of an independent infantry brigade group and
Chief of Staff of a strike Corps. His instructional experience includes a stint
each at the Pakistan Military Academy as a Platoon Commander and at the Staff
and Command College as a member of the Directing Staff.
The General has also served as a Director General at the Inter Services
Intelligence, Director General National Accountability Bureau (NAB), besides
having the singular honour of being the only General Officer, who has ever held
the prestigious appointment of the Force Commander and the Chief Military
Observer United Nations Assistance Mission for Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). Presently
he is serving as the Deputy Chairman Earthquake Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA).
A well read and widely traveled gentleman, the General is a keen sportsman. He
is happily married, and blessed with a son and two daughters.
Honours & Awards
Recipient of Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military).
