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Asif Ghafoor

Asif Ghafoor

20th Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (Pakistan)

Asif Ghafoor HI(M) (Urdu: آصِف غفور ) is a Lieutenant General in the Pakistan Army,[1] currently serving as the President of the National Defence University, Islamabad. He was most recently serving as the Corps Commander Quetta. Ghafoor has also served as the 20th Director General of the ISPR.[2]

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Education

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

Military life

He was commissioned on 9 September 1988 in the 87 SP Medium Regiment Artillery after four years of training (1984-1988) as a Cadet in the Junior Cadet Battalion at 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 in Operation Sherdil and has commanded a Division at Swat, Malakand in 2016 as a Major General. Asif 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, GHQ, 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.[3][4][5] The General is recipient of COAS Commendation Card[6] for operations in Bajaur during 2008 and Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military).

In December 2016, Ghafoor was appointed as the Director-General of the ISPR.[7] While serving as DG ISPR, he faced criticism for maintaining a personal Twitter account and engaging in disputes with journalists and individuals who criticized Pakistan's military.[8]

In January 2020, Gen. Ghafoor was appointed as the General Officer Commanding 40 Division in Okara.[9][10][8] On 25 November 2020, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General[11] and appointed as Inspector General Communications and Information Technology till August 2022. In August 2022, Asif Ghafoor was appointed Quetta Corps Commander after the death of Lt General Sarfraz Ali in a air crash and continued to held command till November 2023.[12]

The general currently serving as the President National Defence University Islamabad since November 2023.[13]

Commands held

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Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)
Tamgha-e-Diffa

(General Service Medal)

Siachen Glacier Clasp

 Tamgha-e-Baqa

(Nuclear Test Medal)

1998

 Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan

(Escalation with India Medal)

2002

 Tamgha-e-Azm

(Medal of Conviction)

(2018)

10 Years Service Medal 20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal 35 Years Service Medal
Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

 Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

(Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990

 Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan

(Independence Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1997

 Command and Staff College Quetta

Centenary Instructor's Medal

References

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    Hussain, Abid (2020-01-18). "Pakistan two-star general: Farewell to a social media celebrity". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. [2]
    "6 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". DAWN.COM. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. [3]
    "Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor appointed DG ISPR". DAWN.COM. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor named DG ISPR - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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    "Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor is new DG ISPR". The News. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Major General Asif Ghafoor, nswc, psc, fsc(In), (L)qsl". ISPR.GOV.PK. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor appointed DG ISPR". Dawn. December 15, 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Pakistan two-star general: Farewell to a social media celebrity". 18 January 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. [9]
    "Major reshuffle: Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor replaced as DG ISPR". The News International. January 16, 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar replaces Asif Ghafoor as DG ISPR". Dawn. January 16, 2020.
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    "Shuffle in top brass as six major generals promoted". Dawn. November 26, 2020.
  13. [13]
    Desk (Lahore), Web (23 November 2023). "'Lt Gen Rahat Naseem replaces Asif Ghafoor as Corps Commander Quetta in major reshuffle in Pakistan Army'". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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