Background
Baig was born in Lehr Sultanpur village, Chakwal District, in 1951 to a middle class family.
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Education
There, he attended high school. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from KEMC on September 26, 1974. Baig completed his Master of Surgery degree and received a Doctorate of Ophthalmology from the Army Medical College.
Career
An ophthalmologist by profession, Beg is the most senior Army officer to be targeted and killed since Pakistan"s involvement in the War on Terror and the North West-Pakistan Conflict. Baig later moved to Lahore. He was a graduate of King Edward Medical University.
Baig gained his military commission in 1976.
He was inducted into the Army Medical Corps. While in the army, Baig was progressively elevated in rank while holding a variety of assignments.
Having been promoted to Major General in 2003, he was made commandant of Army Medical College Rawalpindi. Baig is credited for implementing revolutionary changes in the Medical services in the Pakistani Armed Forces.
He was the leader in making improvements in the medical services in the Air Force and the Navy as well.
That same year, he was promoted to Lieutenant General.In 2007, he was made the Surgeon-General of the Pakistani Army, and was promoted to Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps. On Monday, 25 February 2008, General Baig was on his way home when a teenage suicide bomber targeted his vehicle. The attack resulted in his death as well those of 8 nearby civilians, with another dozen injured.
The suicide bomber struck when Baig"s car was stopped at a traffic light.
Following the attack, police and military authorities rushed to the site of the incident. An emergency was declared in the city of Rawalpindi, and civilian and military hospitals were put on high-alert.
President Parvez Musharraf and care-taker Prime Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro strongly condemned the attack. The President and the Prime Minister said such heinous acts of violence cannot deter the government from its resolve in continuing its fight against terrorism.
President Musharraf spoke highly of Baig, and described him as an exceptional officer of high caliber who showed remarkable commitment to serving humanity.
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Religion
Islam