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Asim Saleem Bajwa | |
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| عاصم سلیم باجوہ | |
| Commander Southern Command & XII Corps (Pakistan) | |
| In office September 2017 – September 2019 | |
| Inspector General Arms (General Headquarters) | |
| In office December 2016 – September 2017 | |
| Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations | |
| In office June 2012 – December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Athar Abbas |
| Succeeded by | Asif Ghafoor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September Muzaffar Garh |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Awards | Tamgha-e-Basalat Hilal-e-Imtiaz |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1984–present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant-General |
General Asim Saleem Bajwa (Urdu/Template:Lang-pa) is a retired Pakistani Three-star general who was Commander Southern Command prior to that he also served as Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) , he served as DG ISPR from 2012 to 2016 preceding Major Gen. Asif Ghafoor.[1][2]
On 11 December 2016, Bajwa was appointed Inspector General Arms at GHQ, where he served until his appointment to the key position of Corp Commander Quetta in September 2017.
Education and background
Bajwa was commissioned in the 34th Punjab Regiment in 1984, at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) in Kakul.[2] 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.[2] He holds master's degrees in war studies from NDU and defence studies from King's College London.[2]
A member of the Bajwa clan, Asim Bajwa is married and has three children. His hobbies include reading and playing golf.[2]
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.[2] 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.[2] Bajwa assisted General Pervez Musharraf in compiling his book In the Line of Fire.[3] 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.[3][2]
On 22 September 2015 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.[4]
Lt Gen Asim Salim Bajwa, was appointed Inspector General Arms (IG Arms) at GHQ on 11 December 2016 until 28 September 2017. Then he was appointed commander, Southern Command of Pakistan Army. [5]
Awards
Bajwa has been decorated with the Tamgha-i-Basalat and Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his military services.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Army reshuffle: Lt Gen Asim Bajwa posted commander Southern Command". The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 28 September 2017, Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Director General ISPR Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa HI (M)". Inter-Services Public Relations. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ http://www.dawn.com/news/1301868
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- Living people
- Alumni of King's College London
- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
- National Defence University, Pakistan alumni
- Pakistan Military Academy alumni
- Pakistan Military Academy faculty
- Pakistani generals
- Punjabi people
- Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz
- Recipients of Tamgha-e-Basalat
- Directors-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations
- Punjab Regiment officers