Muhammad Zafar Iqbal (officer)

Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, HI(M) is a three star general in the Pakistan Army, currently serving as the commander of the Army Air Defence Command as of 2022.^[1]

Lieutenant General Muhammad Zafar Iqbal HI(M) SBt
Commander Army Air Defence Command
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2022
Personal details
Alma mater	Military College Jhelum Pakistan Military Academy Command and Staff College Quetta
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	127 Light Air Defence
Commands	Army Air Defence Command

Education

Iqbal completed his education from Military College Jhelum, where he is also serving as Vice Chairman of its secretariat. Later he was commissioned in the 80th PMA Long Course.^[2]

Military career

Iqbal was commissioned into the Pakistan Army in 1989. He has held various command and staff appointments during his career. He was promoted to the rank of major general in March 2020, and later served as GOC of an Air Defence Division in Karachi and an Infantry Division in Sialkot.^[3]

In September 2022, he was appointed as the National Coordinator of the National Flood Response and Coordination Centre (NFRCC).^[4][5]

In October 2022, his rank was elevated to Lieutenant general.^[6][7] Following the promotion, he was appointed as the Commander of the Army Air Defence Command, based in Chaklala, Rawalpindi.^[8] He is recipient of the Hilal-i-Imtiaz and was awarded the Sitara-e-Basalat following his engagement in the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict.^[9]