Naweed Zaman | |
|---|---|
 Zaman in 2017 | |
| Rector NUST | |
| In office November 2016 –December 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1980 - 2016 |
| Rank | Lt. Gen. |
| Commands | GOC 7th Infantry Division Corps Commander IV Corps Military Secretary GHQ |
| Battles/wars | Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) |
Naweed Zaman is a retired three-star rank general of the Pakistan Army.
Zaman was formally commissioned into the Pakistan Armed Forces in 1980, after graduating from the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) with a Sword of Honour, at which he later also served an instructor at the School of Infantry and Tactics. [1]
He also attended the National Defence University, Pakistan (NDU), Joint Services Command and Staff College, UK (JSCSC) and Royal College of Defence Studies, UK (RCDS). [1]
He served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 7th Infantry Division, Corps Commander of the IV Corps and as Military Secretary at Army General Headquarters (GHQ). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
During his service as the GOC of the 7th Infantry Division, he partook in Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) which cleared out the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other associated militant groups from Pakistan's South Waziristan Agency, and brought it back under the control of the Government of Pakistan.
Zaman is a recipient of the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Star of Crescent) by the Government of Pakistan.
In September 2014, Zaman was reportedly shortlisted as a candidate by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to succeed Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Zaheer-ul-Islam, who was about to retire. Ultimately Major General (Later Lt. Gen.) Rizwan Akhtar was selected and appointed to the job. [7] [8]
Among the officers fired for corruption [9]
He was appointed Rector of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in November 2016. [1] He left the position in December 2020. [10]
Zaman graduated from Cadet College Hasan Abdal (CCH) prior to his military service, is married and has three children. [11]
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