Asif Ghafoor

Major General Asif Ghafoor[1][2][3] is a serving officer of the Pakistan Army. General Asif Ghafoor was commissioned on 9 September 1988 in 87 SP Medium Regiment Artillery after 4 years of training (1984-1988) as Cadet at JCB & PMA Kakul. General has participated in Kargil operation during 1999 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 Major General. General has also served as Director Military Operations at Army Headquarters GHQ as a Brigadier and commanded Divisional Artillery deployed along Line of Control. He headed information operations as Chief of Inter-Services Public Relations ISPR and the spokesperson of Pakistan Armed Forces from December 2016 to February 2020, especially during Pak-India stand off during February 2019 where he challenged Indians for a Surprise.

Major General

Asif Ghafoor

HI(M)
GOC Okara 40th Infantry Division
Assumed office
1st February 2020
20th Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations
In office
15 December 2016 – 31 January 2020
Chief of Army StaffQamar Javed Bajwa
Preceded byAsim Saleem Bajwa
Succeeded byBabar Iftikhar
Personal details
Alma materPakistan Military Academy, Command & Staff College Quetta, Command & Staff College Bandung (Indonesia), National Defence University, Islamabad
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)

nswc
psc
fsc(In)

(L)qsl
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Rank Major General

Education

Ghafoor is 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

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.[4][5][6] General is recipient of COAS Commendation Card[7] for operations in Bajaur during 2008 and Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military).

References
  1. "Posters of DG ISPR Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor surface in Indian occupied Kashmir". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. "Gen Asif Ghafoor has an advice for Shah Rukh Khan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  3. "Pak Army's chief spokesperson Asif Ghafoor lambasts SRK over Netflix espionage drama Bard of Blood". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa		 Director General of the ISPR
2016 –		 Incumbent


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