ISLAMABAD – Lieutenant General Asim Munir replaces Lieutenant GeneralNaveed Mukhtar as the Director General of ISI.
He on Friday assumed the charge as the new Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) director general by replacing outgoing Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar, whoretired on Thursday after reaching the age of superannuation.
Asim Munir was appointed new ISI DG early this month after he was promotedto the rank of lieutenant general.
Gen Asim’s tenure would last for three years, however extension could begiven to him by the prime minister to whom the DG ISI reports directly.
The new spymaster has rich experience in the field of intelligence. He hasserved as head of the Military Intelligence as well as commander of the ISIin Peshawar in year 2000.
He also served as military attaché at Pakistan Embassy in Washington andPakistan Embassy in Saudi Arabia during his military career spanning overthree decades and is considered as one of the most professional and finestmilitary officers.
Gen Asim is a native of Jhang district in Punjab but later settled inRawalpindi. He is also a Hafiz-e-Quran.