Asif Yasin Malik
Asif Yasin Malik | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Defence, Pakistan | |
| In office July 2012 – July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Nargis Sethi |
| Succeeded by | Alam Khattak |
| Corps Commander, XI Corps Peshawar | |
| In office 2010 – December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Lt gen Masood Aslam |
| Succeeded by | Lt gen Khalid Rabbani |
| Commandant, Command and Staff College, Quetta | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Tariq Khan |
| Succeeded by | Khalid Rabbani |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1973–2011 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Infantry Branch (Pakistan Army) |
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Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik HI(M) is a retired three-star general of the Pakistan Army and a former Defence Secretary of Pakistan. He commanded key military institutions including the XI Corps in Peshawar and the Command and Staff College in Quetta. He later served as Defence Secretary from 2012 to 2014.[1]
Military career
Asif Yasin Malik was commissioned into the Pakistan Army in 1973. He served as Director General for both Joint Intelligence and Foreign Operations within the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and Chief of Staff of a Strike Corps.[2]
From 2008 to 2010, he served as the Commandant of the prestigious Command and Staff College in Quetta.[3]
In 2010, he was appointed as Corps Commander of XI Corps, Peshawar. During his command, the corps led counter-terrorism operations in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal areas. He retired from military service in December 2011.[4]
Post-retirement
After retirement, Malik was appointed Defence Secretary in July 2012.[5]
He also engaged in public discourse and academic circles, contributing to defense and policy think tanks.[2]
In 2022, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).[6]
Education
Malik earned a Master’s degree from the National Defence University, Islamabad, and a Master’s in Strategic Resource Management from the National Defense University, Washington, D.C., where he was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame.[2]
Awards and decorations
References
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2014-08-01). "Defence secretary retires". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ^ a b c "Response by Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik (Retd)". Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Kayani visits Command and Staff College Quetta". Dunya News. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Army lines up personnel for TV appearances". ThePrint. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Defence secretary retires". Dawn. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Azeem, Muhammad (2012-10-25). "Lt-Gen (retd) Asif Yasin appointed PIA chairman". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-14.