Muhammad Safdar
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Lt Gen Muhammad Safdar |
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| 23rd Governor of punjab (Pakistan) | |
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In office 21 October 1999 – 29 October 2001 |
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| President | General Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Zulfiqar Ali Khosa |
| Succeeded by | Khalid Maqbool |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Independent (politician) |
| Alma mater | Military College Jhelum |
| Profession | Lt Gen |
| Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan) | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1960–1989 |
| Rank | Lt. Gen |
| Unit | Punjab Regiment |
| Commands |
Command and Staff College 7th Infantry Division National Defence University, Pakistan |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Chief of General Staff Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Post-Retirement Work |
Pakistani Ambassador to Morocco vice-chancellor of the Punjab University |
Lt. General Muhammad Safdar (Urdu: محمد صفدر) is the former Governor of Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan, having served from 1999 to 2001.
Muhammad Safdar belongs to Pakistan, Chakwal and is a graduate of Military College Jhelum. Later he joined Pakistan Army. During his military career, Safdar commanded an infantry brigade and the 7th Infantry Division, Peshawar, served as commandant of the Command and Staff College, Quetta from 1982 to 1985 and then reached his professional peak as Chief of General Staff (CGS) in the GHQ having served there from 1986 to 1988. His last military appointment was commandant of the National Defence College from 1988 to 1989. Safdar retired from active service in July 1989.
he was ambassador to Morocco, vice-chancellor of the Punjab University and then Governor of Punjab. The general stayed as the governor of Punjab till 29 October 2001 when he was replaced by Lahore corps commander Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool.
Brigadier (r) Shaukat Qadir, a political and defence analyst, had this to say about command attributes of Safdar, "In the course of my career I came across very few inspiring senior officers; most noteworthy among them was Havaldar Safdar, who later became VC Punjab University and, very briefly, Governor Punjab, and whose extraordinary dynamism in peace inspired one to believe that he would be a success in war."
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