title: Jamil Rahmat Vance
text: # Jamil Rahmat Vance
  
  Jamil Rahmat Vance is a retired Major general of the Pakistan Army.
  
  ## Early life
  
  He was born in the small village of Mara Khai, located about a kilometer from the town of Islamgarh in Mirpur and Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
  
  He was inspired by his uncle, a retired Colonel from the Pakistan Army, to join as a commissioning officer.
  
  ## Military career
  
  He was promoted to Major General on 10 August 2011.
  
  