Womens Pakistan

Nigar Johar

Rank: Lieutenant General (Three-Star General)
Branch: Pakistan Army Medical Corps

  • Promoted to Lieutenant General in 2020, becoming only the third woman in Pakistan’s history to reach three-star rank and the first female Surgeon General of the Pakistan Army.

  • Served as Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps.

  • First woman to command the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi, a major multi-disciplinary tertiary care hospital.

  • Played a significant leadership role in Pakistan Army’s medical response during COVID-19.

  • Known for breaking long-standing gender barriers in Pakistan’s military structure.

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