# Pakistan confers the rank of field marshal on Asim Munir

Date: 2025

President [Asif Ali Zardari](/people/asif-ali-zardari) and Prime Minister [Shehbaz Sharif](/people/shehbaz-sharif) formally conferred the baton of field marshal on [Asim Munir](/people/asim-munir) after the government approved his promotion. The promotion elevated the serving army chief to Pakistan's highest military rank amid an already unusually powerful military role in national politics.

## People

- Asim Munir: https://factrail.ai/people/asim-munir

## Drivers

- Executive-Power Concentration: https://factrail.ai/drivers/executive-power-concentration

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