Chiragh Haider Baloch
{{Short description|Retired Pakistan Army general and Secretary of Defence Production}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chiragh Haider Baloch
| honorific_suffix = HI(M)
| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant General
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Sahiwal, Sargodha District, Pakistan
| allegiance = Pakistan
| branch = Pakistan Army
| serviceyears =
| rank = 18px 30px Lieutenant General
| unit = Frontier Force Regiment
| commands = *II Corps, Multan
- Infantry Division, Jhelum
- Infantry Brigade
- Mujahid Battalion
| office1 = Secretary of Defence Production
| term_start1 = March 2024
| term_end1 = Present
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = Incumbent
| office2 = Corps Commander, II Corps
| term_start2 = September 2021
| term_end2 = October 2022
| predecessor2 = Waseem Ashraf
| successor2 = Akhtar Nawaz
}}
Lieutenant General Chiragh Haider Baloch is a retired Pakistan Army officer who has held several prominent military and civilian positions, including as Corps Commander of II Corps and Secretary of Defence Production in the Government of Pakistan.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-03-05 |title=Lt. Gen (retd) Chiragh Haider made secretary defence production |url=https://arynews.tv/lt-gen-retd-chiragh-haider-made-secretary-defence-production/amp/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=ARY NEWS |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Baloch hails from Sahiwal, in Sargodha District, Punjab, Pakistan. He was commissioned into the Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army.
== Military career ==
He commanded an infantry division in Jhelum, a brigade and also served with. ander of II Corps based in Multan in September 2021.{{cite news |title=Army reshuffles its top brass |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2319040/army-reshuffles-its-top-brass |work=The Express Tribune |date=4 September 2021 |access-date=22 May 2025}}
Baloch was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in September 2019.{{cite web |title=Chiragh Haider Baloch - BOL News |url=https://www.bolnews.com/bolpedia/chiragh-haider-baloch/ |access-date=22 May 2025}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-09-12 |title=Four Major Generals Promoted to Lieutenant General: ISPR |url=https://www.globalvillagespace.com/four-major-generals-promoted-to-lieutenant-general-ispr/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Global Village Space |language=en-US}}
He is one of those generals whose names have been sent to the President for the Post of Army Chief.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-07 |title=آرمی چیف کی تعیناتی پر تنازع: فوجی افسران کی سینیارٹی کا تعین کیسے کیا جاتا ہے؟ |url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan-62814924.amp |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=BBC News اردو |language=ur}}
Post-retirement
In March 2024, he was appointed as Secretary of Defence Production, under the Ministry of Defence Production (Pakistan).{{cite news |title=Lt. Gen (r) Chiragh Haider Baloch appointed as Secretary of Defence Production |url=https://dailyausaf.com/en/pakistan/lt-gen-r-chiragh-haider-baloch-appointed-as-secretary-of-defence-production/ |work=Daily Ausaf |date=5 March 2024 |access-date=22 May 2025}}
Awards and decorations
- Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) (2019)