Muhammad Safdar

Muhammad Safdar
Lt.Gen. Muhammad Safdar
23rd Governor of Punjab (Pakistan)
In office
21 October, 1999 – 29 October, 2001
President General Pervez Musharraf
Preceded by Zulfiqar Ali Khosa
Succeeded by Khalid Maqbool
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Independent (politician)
Alma mater Military College Jhelum
Profession Soldier, General
Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan) Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Military service
Allegiance  Pakistan
Service/branch  Pakistan Army
Years of service 1960-1989
Rank Lieutenant-General
Unit Punjab Regiment
Commands Command and Staff College
7th Infantry Division
National Defence University
IV Corps
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Chief of General StaffIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
Post-Retirement Work Pakistani Ambassador to Morocco
vice-chancellor of the Punjab University

Lieutenant General Muhammad Safdar is the former Governor of Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan, having served from 1999 to 2001. A career soldier, he was Chief of General Staff at the GHQ under Zia-ul-Haq's rule, ambassador to Morocco in Nawaz Sharif's first tenure, carried on as vice-chancellor of the Punjab University in Benazir Bhutto's second government and stayed as Governor of Punjab during Pervez Musharraf's regime.

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Army career

Muhammad Safdar is an Alamgirian and a graduate of Military College Jhelum. Later he joined Pakistan Army. During his military career, Safdar commanded an infantry brigade and the 7th Infantry Division, Peshawar, served as commandant of the Command and Staff College, Quetta from 1982 to 1985 and corps commander from 1985 to 1986. He then reached his professional peak as Chief of General Staff (CGS) in the GHQ having served there from 1986 to 1988. His last military appointment was commandant of the National Defence College from 1988 to 1989. Safdar retired from active service in July 1989.

Political career

Safdar was ambassador to Morocco in Nawaz Sharif's first tenure, carried on as vice-chancellor of the Punjab University in Benazir Bhutto's second government and stayed as Governor of Punjab during the initial years of General Pervez Musharraf's regime. The general stayed as the governor of Punjab till 29 October, 2001 when he was replaced by Lahore corps commander Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool.

Views

Brigadier (r) Shaukat Qadir, a political and defence analyst, had this to say about command attributes of Safdar, "In the course of my career I came across very few inspiring senior officers; most noteworthy among them was Lt Gen Safdar, who later became VC Punjab University and, very briefly, Governor Punjab, and whose extraordinary dynamism in peace inspired one to believe that he would be a success in war."[1]

Brigadier (r) Raja Azizur Rehman, a close friend and colleague of the governor, said this about the new governor when he was appointed in 1999, "he is consistent, professionally very sound, cool and calm. Has immense capacity for work and excels in shifting the essentials. He is soft-spoken and likes to listen, He carries a very happy team. He is very clear about his objectives and leaves no stone unturned to achieve that." The general is reputed to be well versed in the art of getting things done.

References

  1. ^ Shaukat Qadir. "Command attributes (III)" Daily Times, 17 May, 2008

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Military offices
Preceded by
Mirza Aslam Beg
Chief of General Staff
1986 – 1988
Succeeded by
Mian Muhammad Afzaal
Political offices
Preceded by
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa
Governor of Punjab
1999 – 2001
Succeeded by
Khalid Maqbool

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