Asif Ghafoor

Asif Ghafoor[1][2][3] is a serving Lieutenant General in Pakistan Army. He 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 (1986–88). He participated in the 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 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 and was the Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations from December 2016 to February 2020. He played a key role during Pak-India stand off of 27-29 Feb 2019 which brought him title of Mr Surprise and nation commemorates 27 February as Surprise Day based on his quote.[4] He is also named as Gerasimov of South Asia.[5]

Lieutenant General (Pakistan)

Asif Ghafoor

HI(M)
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 9th Infantry Division,Kohat
In office
February 2016 – 15 December 2016
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 Lieutenant General (Pakistan)

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

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.[6][7][8] General is recipient of COAS Commendation Card[9] for operations in Bajaur during 2008 and Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military). He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General (Pakistan) on 25 November 2020[10] and appointed as Inspector General Communication & Information Technology.

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. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/606866-pakistan-to-always-surprise-india-dg-ispr
  5. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/main-article/gerasimov-of-south-asia-726631.html
  6. "Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor appointed DG ISPR". DAWN.COM. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  7. "Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor named DG ISPR - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  8. "Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor is new DG ISPR". The News. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  9. "Major General Asif Ghafoor, nswc, psc, fsc(In), (L)qsl". ISPR.GOV.PK. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  10. https://wwww.geo.tv/amp/320484-6-pakistan-army-major-generals-promoted-to-lieutenant-general-ranks
Military offices
Preceded by
Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa		 Director General of the ISPR
2016 –		 Incumbent


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