Asif Ghafoor

Asif Ghafoor
Asif Ghafoor as Major General
President
National Defence University, Islamabad
In office
25 November 2023 – November 2024
Preceded byLt General Rahat Naseem
Succeeded byLt General Aamer Najam
Corps Commander XII Corps
In office
4 August 2022 – 24 November 2023
Preceded bySarfraz Ali
Succeeded byRahat Naseem
Inspector General Communication & Information Technology
In office
28 November 2020 – 2 August 2022
General Officer Commanding 40th Infantry Division, Okara
In office
31 January 2020 – 28 November 2020
20th Director-General of the ISPR
In office
15 December 2016 – 31 January 2020
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Imran Khan
Preceded byAsim Saleem Bajwa
Succeeded byBabar Iftikhar
General Officer Commanding 21st Artillery Division, Swat
In office
February 2016 – 15 December 2016
Personal details
Alma materPakistan Military Academy, Command & Staff College Quetta, Command & Staff College Bandung (Indonesia), National Defence University, Islamabad
AwardsHilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1988–present
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands21 Artillery Division
Director General ISPR
40 Infantry Division
IG Communication and Information Technology
Commander XII Corps
President National Defence University
Battles/wars
Service numberPA-27699

Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor HI(M) (Urdu: آصِف غفور ) is a retired three-star ranking general in the Pakistani Army,[1] who most recently served as the president of the National Defence University uptill 2024. Previously, Ghafoor served as the Corps Commander Quetta and the 20th director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).[2]

  1. ^ Hussain, Abid (2020-01-18). "Pakistan two-star general: Farewell to a social media celebrity". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ "6 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". DAWN.COM. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-09-09.