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Asif Ghafoor | |
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 Asif Ghafoor as Major General | |
| President National Defence University, Islamabad | |
| In office 25 November 2023 – 22 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lt General Rahat Naseem |
| Succeeded by | Lt General Aamer Najam |
| Corps CommanderXII Corps | |
| In office 4 August 2022 – 24 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sarfraz Ali |
| Succeeded by | Rahat 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 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Asim Saleem Bajwa |
| Succeeded by | Babar Iftikhar |
| General Officer Commanding 21st Artillery Division,Swat | |
| In office February 2016 – 15 December 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy,Command & Staff College Quetta,Command & Staff College Bandung (Indonesia),National Defence University, Islamabad |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1988–2024 |
| Rank |   Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 21Artillery Division Director GeneralISPR 40 Infantry Division IG Communication and Information Technology CommanderXII Corps PresidentNational Defence University |
| Battles/wars | |
| Service number | PA-27699 |
Asif GhafoorHI(M) (Urdu: آصِف غفور ) is a retiredthree-star ranking general in thePakistani Army,[1] who most recently served as the president of the National Defence University uptill 2024. Previously, Ghafoor served as theCorps Commander Quetta and the 20th director general of theInter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).[2]
Asif Ghafoor is a graduate of theCommand & Staff College in Quetta,Command & Staff College Bandung in Indonesia and the National Defence University in Islamabad.[3] He holds a master's degree inStrategic Studies.
He was commissioned on 9 September 1988 in the87 SP Medium Regiment Artillery fromPMA Kakul. He had participated in theKargil War as a Major,operations against terrorists in tribal areas of FATA and Swat during 2008–10 as a Lieutenant Colonel inOperation Sherdil and has commanded a Division atSwat, Malakand in 2016 as a Major General. Asif has also served as Director Military Operations atArmy Headquarters GHQ as a Brigadier commanded Divisional Artillery deployed along theLine 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 inOperation al-Mizan, Artillery Brigade on Line of Control, Infantry Brigade on Eastern Border and a Division atSwat,Malakand.[4][5][6] The General is recipient of COAS Commendation Card[7] for operations inBajaur during 2008 andHilal-i-Imtiaz (Military).
In December 2016, Ghafoor was appointed as theDirector-General of the ISPR.[8] 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.[9]
In January 2020, Gen. Ghafoor was appointed as theGeneral Officer Commanding 40 Division in Okara.[10][11][9] On 25 November 2020, he was promoted to the rank ofLieutenant General[12] 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 GeneralSarfraz Ali in an air crash and continued to held command till November 2023.[13]
He was appointed as the PresidentNational Defence UniversityIslamabad in November 2023 and continued to serve in the capacity till his retirement in late December 2024.[14]
| S No | Command | Duration | Preceded By | Succeeded By |
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| 1 | 21 Artillery Division, Swat (Now at Pannu Aqil) | January 2016 - December 2016 | Maj Gen | Maj Gen (Now Lt Gen) Ali Aamir Awan |
| 2 | Director-GeneralInter-Services Public Relations | December 2016 - January 2020 | Lt Gen Asim Bajwa | Maj Gen (Lt Gen) Babar Iftikhar |
| 3 | 40 Infantry Division, Okara | January 2020 - December 2020 | Maj Gen Azhar Waqas | Maj Gen Asad Ur Rehman |
| 4 | Inspector General Communication and Information Technology | December 2020 - August 2022 | Lt Gen Ali Aamir Awan | Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar |
| 5 | Commander XII Corps, Quetta | August 2022 – November 2023 | Lt GenSarfaraz Ali | Lt Gen Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan |
| 6 | PresidentNational Defence University | November 2023 – December 2024 | Lt Gen Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan | Lt Gen Muhammad Aamer Najam |
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| Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | |||
| Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) Siachen Glacier Clasp | Tamgha-e-Baqa 1998 | Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan 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 StaffCollege Quetta Centenary Instructor's Medal |
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lt GenAsim Saleem Bajwa | Director General of theISPR 2016 - 2020 | Succeeded by Major GeneralBabar Iftikhar |
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