11 Notable alumni of National Defence University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
National Defence University is ranked #5,839 in the world and #63 in Pakistan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from National Defence University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National Defence University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sanaullah Baloch
politician
Sanaullah Baloch is a Baloch nationalist leader from the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M). He is a former member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from 2018 to 2023, Senate of Pakistan from 2003 to 2009 and National Assembly of Pakistan from 1997 to 1999.
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2. Khan Hasham bin Saddique
1960-. (aged 66)
diplomat
naval officer
Khan Hasham bin Saddique is a retired vice admiral of the Pakistan Navy and a former diplomat who served as the Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
3. Nadeem Raza
1975-. (aged 51)
military personnel
Nadeem Raza NI, HI(M) (Urdu: ندیم رضا) is a retired four-star army general of the Pakistan Army who got commissioned in 10 Sind Regiment in September 1985. He served as the 17th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Raza was previously the Corps Commander of the X Corps (Pakistan) and CGS (Chief of General Staff) and GOC (General Officer Commanding)...
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4. Rashad Mahmood
Rashad Mahmood NI, is a retired four-star army general in the Pakistan Army who served as the 15th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. He was appointed as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan by prime minister Nawaz Sharif on November 27, 2013. He retired on November 27, 2016.
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5. Athar Abbas
1955-. (aged 71)
diplomat
military officer
Athar Abbas is a former Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and former Ambassador of Pakistan to Ukraine from 2015 to 2018. He retired from active military service after 35 years in June 2012.
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6. Babar Khan Ghauri
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Babar Khan Ghauri is a Pakistani politician from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He also served as Minister for Ports and Shipping Pakistan in former Prime Ministers of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani and Shaukat Aziz's tenure. He also served as member of Senate of Pakistan till 2015. As main source of income, he runs a Real Estate Business in Karachi and Dubai....
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7. Asim Munir
1968-. (aged 58)
army officer
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah NI(M) HJ HI(M) is a Pakistani military officer who is currently serving as Pakistan's first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and the 11th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army concurrently. Prior to becoming the COAS, he was posted at the GHQ as quartermaster general. He is the first army...
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8. Asif Ghafoor
Asif Ghafoor HI is a retired three-star ranking general in the Pakistani Army, who most recently served as the president of the National Defence University uptill 2024. Previously, Ghafoor served as the Corps Commander Quetta and the 20th director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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9. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani NI HI(C) HI(M) OMM (Urdu: اشفاق پرویز کیانی; born 20 April 1952), is a retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as the eighth chief of army staff, being appointed on 29 November 2007 after his predecessor Pervez Musharraf retired from his military service and remained in the office until 29 November 2013.
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10. Babar Iftikhar
Babar Iftikhar HI(M) is a three-star general in the Pakistan Army who is currently serving as the President of the National Defence University since January 2025. He was the former 21st director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) from 16 January 2020 to 6 December 2022. He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in 1990. He is also former...
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11. Pervez Musharraf
1943-2023 (aged 80)
military personnel
financier
politician
Pervez Musharraf was a Pakistani politician and a military officer who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. He overthrew Nawaz Sharif's government in the 1999 coup d'état and proclaimed himself the chief executive of Pakistan, under martial law.
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