Javed Iqbal Ramday

Lieutenant-General Javed Iqbal HI(M) is the current President of the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad; he was appointed to the position on 20 August 2013. Iqbal took over the position from his predecessor Lt Gen. Nasser Khan Janjua, who left on 20 August 2013 for his new appointment as Corps Commander, XII Corps, Quetta. At the time of appointment, Iqbal was serving as the Chief Instructor of the B Division at NDU.

Military career
Javed Iqbal was commissioned in the Sind Regiment in the 62nd PMA Long Course on 24th October 1980.

During his illustrious military career, he has attended courses related to military training and educational opportunities as junior as well as senior military commander in prestigious national as well as international institutions. The General Officer is a graduate of Command and Staff College, Quetta, Defence Services Command and Staff College, Dhaka (Bangladesh), the erstwhile National Defence College (Pakistan) and Royal College of Defence Studies (United Kingdom). He also holds two master degrees, one in War Studies and the other in International Studies from NDU Islamabad and Kings College London. He has served as Military Adviser to Permanent Representative of Pakistan to United Nations Headquarters, New York. The General has commanded two Infantry Battalions, two Infantry Brigades.

During his tenure as a Major General, he was posted as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 19th Division which was busy fighting off the insurgents in Swat Valley. He lead his forces from the front and was injured by enemy sniper fire while he was airborne in the mountainous village of Nusrat Darra in the north of the Swat valley. Later he was posted as the Commandant/Chief Instructor of the B-Division and Armed Forces War College in National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad.. The General has been a frequent guest speaker on numerous international seminars and conferences on counter insurgency, disaster response, humanitarian assistance, civil - military coordination aspects.On 9th August 2013, Javed was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and later appointed as the President of the National Defence University. (NDU)