Tariq Waseem Ghazi is a retired lieutenant general in the Pakistan Army who served as the 23rd secretary of defense to the government of Pakistan, 21st president of the National Defence University, Pakistan and commandant of the Pakistan Command and Staff College, Quetta, Pakistan.
Early life and education Tariq Waseem Ghazi was born into a military family and he, himself, had a military career of 38 years. He earned a master's degree in 'War Studies' from the University of Islamabad, now called Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan.
Career Ghazi was commissioned in the Baloch Regiment in 1967. He obtained MS degree in war studies from the University of Islamabad, now called Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan.
He also trained with the Australian and Canadian militaries.
After retiring from the military, he was appointed as defense secretary in the ministry of Defence from May 2005 to April 2007.
Prior to his appointment at the ministry of defence, Ghazi served as a military observer for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia in 1998.
Awards and decorations
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
(Crescent of Excellence)| Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War (War Medal 1971)Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal)
1998Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal)
200210 Years Service Medal20 Years Service Medal30 Years Service Medal35 Years Service MedalTamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e- 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)
1997Nuth al-Markat (Combat Medal)
Saudi Arabia
(Gulf War 1991)United Nations UNOMIG Medal
(2 Deployments)
Foreign decorations Foreign AwardsNuth al-Markat (Combat Medal) (Gulf War 1991)UNOMIG Medal
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