Asim Bajwa

Asim Bajwa

Native name	عاصم سلیم باجوہ
Born	Muzaffar Garh
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1984–present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Awards	Tamgha-e-Basalat Hilal-e-Imtiaz

Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa (Urdu/Punjabi: عاصم سلیم باجوہ) is a Pakistani three-star general who is currently the director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces.^[1]

Education and background

Bajwa was commissioned in the 34th Punjab Regiment in 1984, at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) in Kakul.^[1] He graduated from the Command and Staff College in Quetta, as well as the National Defence University (NDU) in Islamabad, followed by the Staff College, Camberley.^[1] He holds master's degrees in war studies and defence studies from the NDU and King's College London respectively.^[1]

A member of the Bajwa clan, Asim Bajwa is married and has three children. His hobbies include reading and playing golf.^[1]

Military career

During his military career, Bajwa has served on multiple instructional and command-level posts, such as leading an anti-tank battalion, the 111th Infantry Brigade, and an infantry division.^[1] He was a brigade major at an infantry brigade and served as Chief of Staff at a strike Corps. He instructed courses at PMA Kakul and the Command and Staff College, Quetta, and was a deputy military secretary to the President of Pakistan.^[1] Bajwa assisted General Pervez Musharraf in compiling his book In the Line of Fire.^[2] In December 2010, he was promoted to the rank of a major-general. On 4 June 2012, Bajwa was appointed as the director-general of the ISPR.^[2]^[1]

On 22 September, 2015 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.^[3]

Awards

Bajwa has been decorated with the Tamgha-i-Basalat and Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his military services.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Director General ISPR Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa HI (M)". Inter-Services Public Relations. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
1 2 Shakil Shaikh. "Bajwa made DG ISPR in high-level military reshuffle" The News, 28 April 2012
↑ "Bajwa, three others promoted to Lt Gen rank". Samaa. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

External links

Asim Bajwa on Facebook
Asim Bajwa on Twitter

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Preceded by Athar Abbas	Director General of the ISPR 2012 –	Incumbent

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