Babar Iftikhar

Lieutenant General
Babar Iftikhar
HI(M)
Lieutenant General Babar Iftikhar HI(M)
بابرافتخار
	Official portrait, 2020, pictured as a Major General
President; National Defence University, Islamabad
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 January 2025
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded by	Lt-Gen. Asif Ghafoor
Corps Commander V Corps
	In office; 6 December 2022 – 24 January 2025
President	Arif Alvi; Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Shehbaz Sharif; Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (Acting); Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded by	Lt-Gen. Muhammad Saeed (general)
Succeeded by	Lt-Gen. Muhammad Avais Dastgir
Director General of ISPR
	In office; 1 February 2020 – 5 December 2022
President	Arif Alvi
Prime Minister	Imran Khan; Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded by	Lt-Gen. Asif Ghafoor
Succeeded by	Lt-Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry
Personal details
Children	4 sons
Alma mater	Army Burn Hall College; Pakistan Military Academy; Command and Staff College; Royal Jordanian Command & Staff College; National Defence University;
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1990–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	6th Lancers
Commands	DG ISPR; Instructor Command & Staff College; Faculty National Defence University;
Battles/wars	Operation Zarb-e-Azb
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military)

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Babar Iftikhar (Urdu: بابر افتخار) 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 General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in Multan. He is also the former commander of V Corps of the Pakistan Army which has its headquarters in Karachi.