Naseer Khan Janjua
| Naasir Khan Janjua | |
|---|---|
| National Security Advisor of Pakistan | |
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Assumed office 23 October 2015 |
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| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Sartaj Aziz |
| President of the National Defence University | |
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In office 26 July 2012 – 20 August 2013 |
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| Preceded by | AMU Farooq |
| Succeeded by | Javed Iqbal Ramday |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nasser Khan Janjua |
| Citizenship |
 Pakistan
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater |
Pakistan Military Academy National Defence University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1977–2015 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant-General
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| Unit | Punjab Regiment |
| Commands |
XII Corps, Quetta Vice-Chief of General Staff GOC, 17th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
Siachen conflict War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict |
| Awards |
 Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
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Nasser Khan Janjua (Urdu: ناصر خان جنجوعہ; HI(M)), is the current National Security Advisor of Pakistan, appointed since 23 October 2015. Janjua, a retired three-star rank army general, commanded the XII Corps in Quetta and briefly tenured as the president of the National Defence University in 2012.
Prior to be appointed as NSA, Janjua's name was mentioned as a possible replacement for Sartaj Aziz in Pakistan's news media after meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Janjua was confirmed and appointed as NSA after moving the NSA staff to Prime Minister's Secretariat on 23 October 2015.
Janjua is a graduate from the 59th Class of the PMA at the Pakistan Military Academy and the National Defence University (NDU) where he studied political science; he got his commissioned into the Punjab Regiment. His military career saw an active action in Siachen against the Indian Army and commanded a Brigade, as a Brigadier, in 2005. Janjua later coordinated relief operations in Azad Kashmir in the aftermath of the massive earthquake in Pakistan in 2005.
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