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Raheel Sharif: The army chief who ruled without a coup
Days before he hangs up his spurs and retires on 29 November, Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif stands at the height of his popularity.
His massive portraits adorn the backs of lorries, posters depict him as saviour of the nation and he continues to inspire devotional social media hashtags.
Indeed when it was announced on Monday that the general was kicking off "farewell visits", many media reports hailed him as "Pakistan's beloved army chief", while the reaction on Twitter was similarly effusive.
The announcement apparently put an end to fears of an 11th hour surprise, and many people praised the fact that he was sticking to the retirement plan, instead of finding a way to stay in power.
Why is Pakistan's army chief all over social media?
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Raheel Sharif: New face of the Pakistan's army
Gen Raheel Sharif, who will formally take command today, was working as the Principal Staff Officer to General Ashfaq Parvez Kayanias well as the Inspector General Training and Evaluation. Raheel’s selection as Armychief implies that the frontrunner and the senior-most military officer Lt Gen Haroon Aslam, currently serving as Chief of Logistic Staff, was ignored for the elevation. The post of Army chief is the most powerful in Pakistan.
Why?
Seniority-wise he is ranked third among the list of generals considered as likely to get the position. A career infantry officer, Raheel is considered a moderate. PM Nawaz Sharifwas once bitten twice shy after Pervez Musharraf, chosen by him as the Army chief, removed him in a coup in The new army chief is not related to the prime minister. His most important contribution has been his role in reshaping the country’s strategic policy, which put challenge from internal terrorism at par w
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Raheel Sharif named as new Pakistan army commander
Gen Sharif' brother was one of the army's most decorated soldiers and was killed in the war with India.
The new army ledare, a career infantry soldier, is expected to continue Gen Kayani's policies and will avoid overt interference in politics.
Gen Sharif is thought to have been third on the army's seniority list.
He is not known as an ambitious general, the BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Islamabad says.
"The officer carries with him a vast experience of command, staff and instructional appointments," Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement, external.
Before his promotion, he headed the army's training and evaluation department and has previously served in senior roles as a corps commander and head of the country's premier training institution, the Military Academy in Abbottabad.
He fryst vatten seen as the architect of a significant change of military strategy