Nadeem Anjum

Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum is a three-star general in the Pakistan Army and is currently serving as the Director-General of the ISI since 20 November 2021.

Lieutenant General
Nadeem Ahmed Anjum
ندیم احمد انجم
25th Director-General of the ISI
Assumed office
20 November 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded byLt. Gen. Faiz Hameed
Commander V Corps
In office
December 2020 – 9 November 2021
Preceded byLt. Gen. Humayun Aziz
Succeeded byLt. Gen. Muhammad Saeed[1]
Commandant, Command and Staff College
In office
November 2018 – December 2020
Inspector-General, Frontier Corps Balochistan
In office
December 2016 – November 2018
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Rank Lt. General
UnitPunjab Regiment

Military Career

He was commissioned in the 28th Punjab Regiment and is from the 77th PMA Long Course.

He served as the Inspector-General of the Frontier Corps in Balochistan from December 2016 to December 2018.[2][3][4]

He has also served as Corps Commander of the V Corps from December 2020 to October 2021.[5][6][7][8]

Appointment as DG ISI

At the beginning of October 2021 the Prime Minister's Office formally received three names from the COAS for the appointment of a new Director-General of the ISI, including Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum, Lt. Gen. Sarfraz and Lt. Gen. Saqib Malik.[9][10][11]

He was de-facto appointed by the Chief of Army Staff, following an announcement by the DG ISPR. However, the PM's secretariat did not issue a notification in this regard until 26 October 2021. Prime Minister Imran Khan announced to make a consultation for this important future assignment.[12]

References
  1. "Lt-Gen Nadeem hands over command of Karachi Corps to Lt-Gen Saeed". The News International (newspaper). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. "Maj Gen Saeed appointed DG Rangers Sindh, Maj Gen Nadeem Anjum as IG FC Balochistan". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. "نئے ڈی جی رینجرز سندھ اور آئی جی ایف سی بلوچستان کی تعیناتی -". ARY News (in Urdu). December 14, 2016.
  4. "Meeting with Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum, Commandant Command & Staff College – Government of Balochistan". Government of Balochistan (balochistan.gov.pk). 9 March 2020.
  5. "6 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank". Dawn (newspaper). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  6. "کورکمانڈر کراچی لیفٹیننٹ جنرل ندیم احمد انجم کا سینٹرل پولیس آفس کا دورہ". Geo News (in Urdu). 19 May 2021.
  7. "کور کمانڈر کراچی لیفٹیننٹ جنرل ندیم احمد انجم کی مزار قائد پر حاضری". Bol News (in Urdu). September 6, 2021.
  8. "کور کمانڈر کراچی کا سینٹرل پولیس آفس کراچی کا دورہ". Daily Jang (newspaper) (in Urdu). 20 May 2021.
  9. "نئے ڈی جی آئی ایس آئی کیلیے 3 نام وزیراعظم آفس کو موصول، لیفٹیننٹ جنرل ندیم انجم کا نام بھی شامل". October 13, 2021.
  10. "PM Imran Khan, Gen Bajwa complete deliberations over DG ISI's appointment".
  11. "Consultation between PM, COAS over DG ISI completed, new appointment process underway: Fawad". 13 October 2021.
  12. "Pakistan: Trouble in Hybrid Regime's 'Paradise' Over Appointment of ISI Chief". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-10-18.


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