Asif Ghafoor

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Lieutenant general
Asif Ghafoor
HI(M)
Major General Asif Ghafoor.jpg
Inspector General Communication & Information Technology
Assumed office
28 November 2020
General Officer Commanding 40th Infantry Division, Okara
In office
31 January 2020 – 28 November 2020
20th Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations
In office
15 December 2016 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byAsim Saleem Bajwa
Succeeded byBabar Iftikhar
General Officer Commanding 21st Artillery Division, Swat
In office
February 2016 – 15 December 2016
Personal details
Born (1971-12-02) 2 December 1971 (age 50)
Alma materPakistan Military Academy, Command & Staff College Quetta, Command & Staff College Bandung (Indonesia), National Defence University, Islamabad
AwardsCrescent of Excellence Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1986–present
RankOF-8 PakistanArmy.svg US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant general
Service numberPA-27699

Asif Ghafoor (born 2 December 1971)[1] is a lieutenant general in the Pakistan Army.[2] Currently serving as inspector general for Communication & Information Technology, he was previously appointed as director-general for Inter-Services Public Relations in 2016 until he was succeeded by Babar Iftikhar in 2020 as 21st director-general.[3]

Education

Ghafoor is the graduate of Command & Staff College Quetta, Command & Staff College Bandung (Indonesia) and National Defence University, Islamabad. He holds a master's degree in Strategic Studies.

Military life

He was commissioned on 9 September 1988 in 87 SP Medium Regiment Artillery after four years of training (1984-1988) as Cadet at JCB & PMA Kakul (1986–88). He had participated in the Kargil War as a Major, operations against terrorists in tribal areas of FATA and Swat during 2008-10 as a Lieutenant Colonel and has commanded a Division at Swat, Malakand during 2016 as a Major General. General has also served as Director Military Operations at Army Headquarters GHQ as a Brigadier commanded Divisional Artillery deployed along the Line of Control and infantry brigade along eastern border. He has been on faculty of Command and Staff College Quetta.

The General has served on various staff, instructional and command assignments including Brigade Major Infantry Brigade, Assistant Military Secretary MS Branch, GSO-I Military Operations Directorate, , Director Military Operations in Military Operations Directorate, GHQ. He has been on the faculty of Command and Staff College, Quetta. He has commanded his parent unit in Operation al-Mizan, Artillery Brigade on Line of Control, Infantry Brigade on Eastern Border and a Division at Swat, Malakand.[4][5][6] General is recipient of COAS Commendation Card[7] for operations in Bajaur during 2008 and Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military).

In December 2016, Ghafoor was appointed as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations.[8]

In January 2020, Ghafoor was appointed as the General Officer Commanding 40 Division in Okara.[9][10][11] On 25 November 2020, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General[12] and appointed as Inspector General Communications and Information Technology.[13]

Commands Held

  • 21 Artillery Division, Swat (Now at Pannu Aqil)
January 2016 - December 2016

Preceded By: Maj Gen
Succeeded By: Maj Gen (Now Lt Gen) Ali Aamir Awan

December 2016 - January 2020

Preceded By: Lt Gen Asim Bajwa
Succeeded By: Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar

  • 40 Infantry Division, Okara
January 2020 - December 2020

Preceded By: Maj Gen Azhar Waqas
Succeeded By: Maj Gen Asad Ur Rehman

  • Inspector General Communication and Information Technology
December 2020 - current

Preceded By: Lt Gen Ali Aamir Awan
Succeeded By: -

References

  1. ^ Desk, Web (2020-12-02). "#HbdAsifGhafoor trends as Pakistan wishes ex-DG ISPR". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ Hussain, Abid (2020-01-18). "Pakistan two-star general: Farewell to a social media celebrity". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ "6 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". DAWN.COM. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ^ "Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor appointed DG ISPR". DAWN.COM. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor named DG ISPR - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor is new DG ISPR". The News. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Major General Asif Ghafoor, nswc, psc, fsc(In), (L)qsl". ISPR.GOV.PK. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor appointed DG ISPR". Dawn. December 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "Major reshuffle: Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor replaced as DG ISPR". The News International. January 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar replaces Asif Ghafoor as DG ISPR". Dawn. January 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Pakistan two-star general: Farewell to a social media celebrity". BBC. 18 January 2020.
  12. ^ https://wwww.geo.tv/amp/320484-6-pakistan-army-major-generals-promoted-to-lieutenant-general-ranks
  13. ^ "Shuffle in top brass as six major generals promoted". Dawn. November 26, 2020.

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