Asim Saleem Bajwa

Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa HI(M)  TBt (Urdu, Punjabi: عاصم سلیم باجوہ) is a retired Pakistani three-star general who served as the chairman of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority from November 2019 to August 2021 and the special assistant to then Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from 28 April 2020 to 12 October 2020. On 11 December 2016, Bajwa was appointed as Inspector General Arms at GHQ, where he served until his appointment to the position of Commander Southern Command and XII Corps in September 2017. Previously, he also served as Director General of the ISPR from 2012 to 2016.

Lieutenant General
Asim Saleem Bajwa
HI(M)  TBt
عاصم سلیم باجوہ
Lieutenant General Asim in 2014
Chairman of the CPEC Authority
In office
November 2019 – 3 August 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Succeeded byKhalid Mansoor
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting
In office
28 April 2020 – 12 October 2020
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
MinisterShibli Faraz
Preceded byFirdous Ashiq Awan (as Special Assistant)
Commander Southern Command & XII Corps
In office
September 2017 – September 2019
Inspector General Arms, GHQ
In office
December 2016 – September 2017
Director General of the ISPR
In office
June 2012 – December 2016
Preceded byAthar Abbas
Succeeded byAsif Ghafoor
Personal details
Born5 December 1968
Sadiqabad
SpouseFarrukh Zeba
ChildrenMuhammad Bajwa
Eusha Bajwa
Azib Bajwa
Asim Bajwa
Alma materPakistan Military Academy
Awards Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Tamgha-e-Basalat
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1984–2019
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitPunjab Regiment
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