About Rizwan Akhtar
Rizwan Akhtar was a military officer.
Rizwan Akhtar is a former three-star rank Pakistan Army general. He is a former spymaster who served as Director General of the ISI. He served from 8 November 2014 to 11 December 2016. On 8 October 2017, he announced his pre-mature retirement from the army.
Akhtar is also considered to have extensive experience of counterinsurgency from a previous posting in the border region of South Waziristan. After getting promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in September 2014, he was posted as Director General of the ISI but took pre-mature retirement from the army in October 2017.
Awards and decorations
Hilal-e-Shujaat (Crescent of Bravery)
2015Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
(Crescent of Excellence)Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal)
1998Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal)
Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam
(100th Birth Anniversary of
Muhammad Ali Jinnah)
1976Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal)
1979Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal)
1988Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day
Golden Jubilee Medal)
1990Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day
Golden Jubilee Medal)
1997Command & Staff College Quetta
Instructor's MedalUnited Nations MONUC Medal
(2 Deployments)
Foreign decorations Foreign AwardsUN MONUC Congo Medal (2 Deployments)
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Pakistani general
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