Asim Saleem Bajwa
Lieutenant General (Retired) Asim Saleem Bajwa (Urdu/Punjabi: عاصم سلیم باجوہ) is a retired Pakistani three-star general who is serving as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting since 28 April 2020 and as the Chairman of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority since November 2019.
Asim Saleem Bajwa | |
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عاصم سلیم باجوہ | |
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| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting | |
| Assumed office 28 April 2020 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Minister | Shibli Faraz |
| Preceded by | Firdous Ashiq Awan (as Special Assistant) |
| Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPEC) | |
| Assumed office November 2019 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| 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 December Sadiqabad |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Awards | Tamgha-e-Basalat Hilal-e-Imtiaz |
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| Years of service | 1984–2019 |
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On 11 December 2016, Bajwa was appointed Inspector General Arms at GHQ, where he served until his appointment to the key position of Commander Southern Command & XII Corps (Pakistan) in September 2017. Previously, he also served as Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), from 2012 to 2016 preceding Major Gen. Asif Ghafoor.[1][2]
Education and background
Lt. Gen. (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa was commissioned in the 34th Punjab Regiment in 1984 after being passed out from 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 National Defence University, Islamabad 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
Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa holds a vast experience of various command, staff and instructional appointments.
During his military career, Asim 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] in erstwhile Tribal Areas where he played a key role in stabilization efforts during various operations.
He was a Brigade Major of an infantry brigade and served as Chief of Staff of a Strike Corps.
He instructed courses at PMA Kakul and the Command and Staff College, Quetta. General Bajwa has served as the 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 the Pakistan Army where he served from 2017 until 2019.[5] He was instrumental in kick starting and fast tracking of numerous development initiatives in Balochistan.
He is recipient of Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) and Tamgha-e-Basalat.
Post-retirement
After a long and illustrious military career, he was appointed Chairman CPEC Authority in November 2019. Establishment Division notified Bajwa as Chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority for a tenure of four years.[6]
On 27 April 2020, He has been given honorary appointment as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting in additional capacity.[7] [8]
Awards
Bajwa has been decorated with the Tamgha-i-Basalat and Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his military services.[2]
See also
- Inter-Services Public Relations
- List of serving Generals of the Pakistan Army
References
- "Army reshuffle: Lt Gen Asim Bajwa posted commander Southern Command". The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 28 September 2017, Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- "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.
- 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
- "Asim Bajwa made chairman of newly created CPEC Authority". Dawn. 27 November 2019.
- https://www.brecorder.com/2020/04/27/592630/pm-removes-awan-appoints-bajwa-as-new-special-assistant-for-information/amp/
- "Lt Gen (r) Asim Bajwa appointed as SAPM on Info". The Nation.
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| Preceded by Athar Abbas |
Director General of the ISPR 2012 – |
Succeeded by Asif Ghafoor |
