Summary
Lieutenant General Tariq Waseem Ghazi HI(M) is a retired lieutenant general in the Pakistan Army who served as the 23rd secretary of defense to the government of Pakistan, 21st president of the National Defence University, and commandant of the Command and Staff College.
Tariq Waseem Ghazi | |
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| 23rd Defence Secretary | |
| In office May 2005 – April 2007[1] | |
| President | Parvez Musharraf |
| 21st President of the National Defence University | |
| In office 3 January 2004 – 16 October 2004[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | MS |
| Alma mater | National Defence University |
| Awards |  Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1967–2005 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Unit | Baloch Regiment[3] |
Career edit
Ghazi was commissioned in the Baloch Regiment in 1967. He obtained MS degree in war studies from the National Defence University, Pakistan.[4] After retiring from the military, he was appointed as defense secretary in the ministry of Defence from May 2005 to April 2007.[5]
Prior to his appointment at the ministry of defence, Ghazi served as a military observer for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia in 1998.[6]
Awards and decorations edit
  
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| Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(Crescent of Excellence) |
Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War
(War Medal 1971) |
Tamgha-e-Baqa
1998 | |
| Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan
2002 |
10 Years Service Medal | 20 Years Service Medal | 30 Years Service Medal |
| 35 Years Service Medal | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-
(100th Birth Anniversary of 1976 |
Hijri Tamgha
(Hijri Medal) 1979 |
Jamhuriat Tamgha
(Democracy Medal) 1988 |
| Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha
(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 |
Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan
(Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 |
Nuth al-Markat
(Combat Medal) |
United Nations
(2 Deployments) |
Foreign decorations edit
| Foreign Awards | ||
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 Saudi Arabia
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Nuth al-Markat (Combat Medal) (Gulf War 1991) |
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 United Nations
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UNOMIG Medal |
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References edit
- ^ Ministry of Defence (2021-11-13). "Ministry Of Defence". Ministry Of Defence. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ "National Defence University, Islamabad". ndu.edu.pk. 2021-03-21. Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Soldiers for life". hilal gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Tariq Waseem Ghazi (Ret.)". GMACCC. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ Hasan, Shazia (2019-03-17). "'Shutting down seminaries post-Pulwama attack may send wrong message'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ "Letter dated 98/11/10 from the President of the Security Council addressed to the Secretary-General". United Nations Digital Library System (in Latin). 1998-11-10. Retrieved 2021-12-05.