Rizwan Akhtar | |
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| رضوان اختر | |
| President National Defence University, Islamabad | |
| In office 11 December 2016[1] – 9 October 2017 | |
| 26thDirector General of the ISI | |
| In office 7 November 2014 – 11 December 2016 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Zaheer-ul-Islam |
| Succeeded by | Naveed Mukhtar |
| Director General Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1982 – 2017[2] |
| Rank |  Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Frontier Force Regiment |
| Commands | |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
| Awards | |
Rizwan AkhtarHS HI(M) (Urdu:رضوان اختر) is a formerthree-star rankPakistan Army general. He is a former spymaster who served asDirector General of the ISI.[3] He served from 8 November 2014 to 11 December 2016. On 8 October 2017, he announced his pre-mature retirement from the army.[1]
Rizwan Akhtar was commissioned in thePakistan Army in theFrontier Force Regiment in September 1982. He commanded an infantry brigade and infantry division in theFederally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after serving as Operation and Planning Officer atPeshawar Corps.
AsDirector General of thePakistan Rangers in Sindh, Major General Rizwan Akhtar was the Mastermind behind the Karachi Operation. Akhtar played a key role to restore normalcy in the Financial Capital which was reeling under high crime rate, gang-wars and terrorism. Rizwan Akhtar's successor Bilal Akbar took Karachi Operation to its logical end by completely bulldozing the armed wings of the political parties oiling gang war in the city, which contributing in the recovery of the city by which Karachi was declared one of the safest cities of the world by 2017.[4][5]
Akhtar is also considered to have extensive experience of counterinsurgency from a previous posting in the border region ofSouth Waziristan. After getting promoted to the rank ofLieutenant General in September 2014, he was posted asDirector General of the ISI but took pre-mature retirement from the army in October 2017.[1][3]
Rizwan Akhtar is a graduate of the Command and Staff College inQuetta,National Defense University, Islamabad (NDU) andUnited States Army War College,Pennsylvania,USA. At the US Army War College, Akhtar authored a strategy research project report titled ‘US-Pakistan trust deficit and the war on terror’ in fulfillment of the requirements of the Master in Strategic Studies Degree.[6]
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| Hilal-e-Shujaat (Crescent of Bravery) 2015 | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | Tamgha-e-Baqa 1998 | |
| Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan 2002 | 10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal | 30 Years Service Medal |
| 35 Years Service Medal | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e- (100th Birth Anniversary of 1976 | Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal) 1979 | 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 & Staff College | United Nations (2 Deployments) |
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 United Nations | UNMONUC Congo Medal (2 Deployments) | |
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| Preceded by | Director General of theInter-Services Intelligence | Succeeded by |
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