Lieutenant General (Retd.) Malik Zafar Iqbal | |
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Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission | |
In office February 2021 –February 2024 | |
Preceded by | Lt Gen (Retd.) Asif Nawaz |
Succeeded by | Sohail Shahzad |
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Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
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Years of service | 1980 —2016 |
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Unit | Baloch Regiment |
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Malik Zafar Iqbal is a retired three-star general in the Pakistan Army. He served as Corps Commander of X Corps in Rawalpindi. Following his retirement from the military,he served as the Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC). [1]
Malik Zafar Iqbal was commissioned into the Baloch Regiment in 1980. [2] [3]
As a major general,he has served as Director General of Anti-Narcotics Force. [4] As a lieutenant general,he was appointed as Deputy Chief of Joint Staff and he had led foreign delegation. [5] One of his key appointments were Corps Commander Rawalpindi,where he had led the Pakistani troops during the 2016 Indian Line of Control strike. [6] [7] [8] He had reportedly claimed that the Indian casualties were higher then Pakistan,marking Pakistan Army's professionalism during the clashes. [9] [10] [11]
Following his retirement,he was appointed Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission in February 2021 and served until February 2024. [12] [13] His tenure was noted for introducing transparent reforms in the recruitment process. [14]