Lt Gen Asim Munir was appointed on Wednesday as the new chief of Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI, the Army's media wing announced.
He replaces Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar.
Mukhtar assumed the office of the Inter-Services Intelligence director general in December, 2016.
Munir has also served as the commander of the Force Command Northern Areas. He was conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz in March 2018.
The Army also announced several key top level transfers after army chief promoted five major generals to the next rank last month.
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