Lieutenant General Muhammad Asim Malik has been appointed as the new director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and will officially take charge on September 30. The announcement was made by state broadcaster PTV News.
Currently, Gen Malik serves as the adjutant general at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. He will succeed Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum, who was appointed to the position in 2021 under former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Gen Anjum, who began his service in September 1988, previously commanded Corps V in Karachi and has held various leadership roles, including in Kurram Agency and Frontier Corps (North) in Balochistan.
Lt Gen Asim Malik, promoted to his current rank in October 2021, has a notable military background. He has commanded infantry units in Waziristan and served as the chief instructor at the National Defence University in Islamabad. Gen Malik is also a graduate of Fort Leavenworth in the U.S. and the Royal College of Defence Studies in London.