Talat Masood

Lieutenant General

Talat Masood

HI(M) SBt
Lieutenant General; Talat Masood; HI(M) SBt
Birth name	Talat Masood
Nickname	Gen. Masood
Born	1928 (age 97–98); Hyderabad Deccan, British India (present-day India)
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Army
Service years	1950 - 1990
Rank	Lt. Gen.
Service number	PA No.–3894
Unit	Pakistan Army Corps of EME
Commands	Federal Secretary to MoDP; Chairman POF; Heavy Industries Taxila;
Conflicts	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971;
Awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan; Sitara-e-Basalat;
Other work	Columnist; Political Commentator;

Talat Masood HI(M) SBt (Urdu: طلعت مسعُود) is a retired three-star rank army general, a political commentator, and a mechanical engineer.

His career in the military spent in the Pakistan Army Corps of EME as an engineering officer and also served as the Federal Secretary at the Ministry of Defence Production of Government of Pakistan. He is noted for his analysis on the global national security, economic stability, and often consults on politics on the national and international media networks.