Naveed Mukhtar
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Lieutenant-General Naveed Mukhtar |
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| نويد مختار | |
| Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence | |
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Assumed office 7 December 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Rizwan Akhtar |
| Commander V Corps, Karachi | |
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In office October 2014 – December 2016 |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1983–Present |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant-General
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| Unit | 50 |
Lieutenant-General Naveed Mukhtar is a three-star rank army general in the Pakistani Army. On 11 December 2016, he was appointed to the post of Director General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. He served as the Commander of V Corps of Karachi from September 2014 to December 2016.
Naveed Mukhtar belongs to Arain Family of Nankana Sahib region of the Punjab Province. His wife's maternal uncle is the father in law of one of Marium Nawaz Sharif's children.
Lieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar was commissioned in the Armored Corps regiment in 1983. He joined the Army in the 68th Pakistan Military Academy course. He grew his ranks till Major with 13 Lancers. He has commanded a Mechanized Division. Naveed Mukhtar possesses a vast experience in the field of intelligence. He had also headed the counter terrorism wing of the ISI in Islamabad.
Till December 7, 2016, he had been serving as corps commander of Karachi. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and posted to the army’s Corps V in Sept 2014. He was appointed as the Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence on 11 December 2016.
Naveed Mukhtar is a graduate of the Command and Staff College in Quetta, National Defense University, Islamabad (NDU) and the prestigious United States Army War College, Pennsylvania, USA. At the US Army War College, Mukhtar authored a strategy research project report titled ‘Afghanistan - Alternative Futures and their Implications’ in fulfillment of the requirements of the Master in Strategic Studies Degree.
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