10 Notable alumni of
National Defence University

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National Defence University is 2322nd in the world, 571st in Asia, and 10th in Pakistan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from National Defence University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Pervez Musharraf

    Pervez Musharraf
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1943-2023 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    financiermilitary personnelinternational forum participantpolitician
    Biography

    Pervez Musharraf was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. He also served as the 10th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs from 1998 to 2001 and the 7th Chief of Army Staff from 1998 to 2007.

  2. Asif Ghafoor

    Asif Ghafoor
    Biography

    Asif Ghafoor HI is a Lieutenant General in the Pakistan Army, currently serving as the President of the National Defence University, Islamabad. He was most recently serving as the Corps Commander Quetta. Ghafoor has also served as the 20th Director General of the ISPR..

  3. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

    Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
    Born in
    Pakistan Flag Pakistan
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in National Defence University
    Graduated with master's degree
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani NI HI(C) HI(M) LoM LoH OMM (Urdu: اشفاق پرویز کیانی; born 20 April 1952), is a retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as the eighth chief of army staff, being appointed on 29 November 2007 after his predecessor Pervez Musharraf retired from his military service and remained in the office until 29 November 2013.

  4. Nadeem Raza

    Nadeem Raza
    Born in
    Pakistan Flag Pakistan
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    General Nadeem Raza NI, HI(M) (Urdu: ندیم رضا) is a retired four-star army general of the Pakistan Army who got commissioned in 10 Sind Regiment in September 1985. He served 17th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Raza was previously the Corps Commander of the X Corps (Pakistan) and CGS and General Officer Commanding 9th infantry division, Wana and Commandant of the Pakistan Military Academy.

  5. Babar Iftikhar

    Babar Iftikhar
    Born in
    Pakistan Flag Pakistan
    Biography

    Lieutenant General Babar Iftikhar HI(M) is a three-star rank general in the Pakistani Army. He was the former 21st director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) from 16 January 2020 to 6 December 2022. He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in 1990. He is the current commander of V Corps of the Pakistan Army which has its headquarters in Karachi.

  6. Rashad Mahmood

    Rashad Mahmood
    Born in
    Pakistan Flag Pakistan
    Years
    20th Century
    Biography

    General Rashad Mahmood NI, is a retired four-star army general in the Pakistan Army who served as the 15th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. He was appointed as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan by prime minister Nawaz Sharif on November 27, 2013. He retired on November 27, 2016.

  7. Athar Abbas

    Athar Abbas
    Born in
    Pakistan Flag Pakistan
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    military officerdiplomat
    Biography

    Major General Athar Abbas is a former Director General of the ISPR and former Ambassador of Pakistan to Ukraine from 2015 to 2018. He retired from active military service after 35 years in June 2012.

  8. Babar Khan Ghauri

    Babar Khan Ghauri
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Babar Khan Ghauri is a Pakistani politician from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He also served as Minister for Ports and Shipping Pakistan in former Prime Ministers of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani and Shaukat Aziz's tenure. He also served as member of Senate of Pakistan till 2015. As main source of income, he runs a Real Estate Business in Karachi and Dubai. He is a former senior political leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

  9. Sanaullah Baloch

    Sanaullah Baloch
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sanaullah Baloch, is a Baloch nationalist leader from the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M). He is a former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1997 to 1999 and the Senate of Pakistan from 2003 to 2008.

  10. Khan Hasham bin Saddique

    Khan Hasham bin Saddique
    Born in
    Pakistan Flag Pakistan
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    naval officerdiplomat
    Biography

    Khan Hasham bin Saddique HI SI(M) (Urdu: خان حشام بن صديق) is a retired vice admiral of the Pakistan Navy and a former diplomat who served as the Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.