Lt Gen Munir Afsar appointed new NADRA Chairman

Lt Gen Munir Afsar has been appointed as the new NADRA Chairman.

The development comes on Monday as the caretaker federal government approved the appointment of Lieutenant General Muhammad Munir Afsar as National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Chairman.

The federal cabinet approved his appointment after it received a summary containing three names from the Ministry of Interior, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office notified.

“The selection committee had shortlisted three best candidates for the post. After a detailed discussion, the cabinet appointed Lieutenant General Munir Afsar to the post,” it stated.

A notification was issued later in the day, which mentioned that his appointment would come into effect immediately.

Lt Gen Munir Afsar has extensive experience in IT-related technical development and management in the Pakistan Army and Pakistan’s Mission in the United Nations.

The three-star general was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in October 2022.

Lt Gen Afsar is also a Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) reciepient.

He has done his MPhil in Public Policy and National Security Management. He compiled a research paper on public policy response in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) department during the 2010 floods.