Malik Zafar Iqbal
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Malik Zafar Iqbal | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission | |
| In office February 2021 – February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lt Gen (Retd.) Asif Nawaz |
| Succeeded by | Sohail Shahzad |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Awards |  Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1980 — 2019 |
| Rank |   Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 3 Baloch Regiment |
| Commands |
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Malik Zafar Iqbal is a retired three-star general in the Pakistan Army. He served as Corps Commander of X Corps in Rawalpindi. Following his retirement from the military, he served as the Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC).[1]
Military career
[edit]Malik Zafar Iqbal was commissioned into the Baloch Regiment in 1980.[2][3]
As a major general, he has served as Director General of Anti-Narcotics Force.[4] As a lieutenant general, he was appointed as Deputy Chief of Joint Staff and he had led foreign delegation.[5] One of his key appointments were Corps Commander Rawalpindi, where he had led the Pakistani troops during the 2016 Indian Line of Control strike.[6][7][8] He had reportedly claimed that the Indian casualties were higher then Pakistan, marking Pakistan Army's professionalism during the clashes.[9][10][11]
Post military career
[edit]Following his retirement, he was appointed Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission in February 2021 and served until February 2024.[12][13] His tenure was noted for introducing transparent reforms in the recruitment process.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "PPSC Chairman Lt Gen Malik Zafar Iqbal's exit caps three-year reformation era". The Nation. 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Corps Commanders reshuffled in major shakeup". Dawn. October 2015.
- ^ Banerji, Rana. "Pulls, pressures and the Pakistan Army". Rediff. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ APP (2012-05-07). "GHQ appoints Maj-Gen Zafar as DG ANF". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ "Visitors of the Armed Forces Commander". www.lebarmy.gov.lb. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ "Indian army's toll double as compared to Pakistan, claims Lt Gen Iqbal". The Indian Express. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Banerji, Rana. "Who will Pakistan army chief promote?". Rediff. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ "Indian army's toll double as compared to ours: Pak. Commander". The Hindu. 2016-11-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ "Indian army's toll double as compared to Pakistan: Lt Gen Malik Zafar Iqbal | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ shabbir.mir (2016-11-18). "India suffering mounting losses: corps commander". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Yousuf, Kamran (2016-10-05). "General Raheel visits 10 Corps headquarters, reviews LoC situation". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2021-02-09). "PPSC gets new chairman". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ "New PPSC chairman appointed". The News International. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Vice Chancellor's Message". mimc.edu.pk. Retrieved 2025-05-28.