Asim Malik

Asim Malik
عاصم ملک
26th Director-General of the ISI
Assumed office
30 September 2024
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byLt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum
Adjutant General at GHQ
In office
6 October 2021 – 29 September 2024
Personal details
BornShahpur Tehsil, Sargodha District, Punjab, Pakistan
Parent Lt. Gen Ghulam Muhammad Malik (father)
Alma materUniversity of Balochistan
Fort Leavenworth
Royal College of Defence Studies
National Defence University
Pakistan Military Academy
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Sword of Honour (Pakistan)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit12 Baloch Regiment
CommandsAdjutant general
GHQ
41 Infantry Division
National Defence University (Chief instructor)

Lieutenant General Muhammad Asim Malik HI(M) is a three-star general in the Pakistan Army and is the current Director-General of the ISI. General Malik has taken his charge as DG-ISI on 30 September 2024 succeeding Nadeem Anjum. He is the first PhD holder to be appointed as Director-General of the ISI.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik appointed new DG ISI". The Express Tribune. 23 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ Bhaswar Kumar (23 September 2024). "Pakistan's ISI gets a new chief in Lt Gen Md Asim Malik: Who is he?". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.