Nazir Ahmed Butt

Nazir Ahmed Butt is a retired lieutenant general in the Pakistan Army who served as the 30th president of the National Defence University from 11 April 2016 to 19 December 2016. He also served as Pakistan's military attaché in the US, and military secretary to the prime minister of Pakistan. On 4 March 2023, the government appointed him chairman of the National Accountability Bureau.

Early life and education Nazir Ahmed Butt is of Kashmiri ethnicity. His father was a colonel while his brother is also a retired colonel from the army. He graduated from the Command and Staff College, and the National Defence University, Pakistan.

He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2014, and was subsequently appointed inspector general of Communications and Information Technology at the General Headquarters. Before retiring from the service in 2018, he also commanded a military formation in South Waziristan as a major general.

Post-retirement

Chairman NAB On 4 March 2023, he was appointed chairman of the National Accountability Bureau.