Nazir Ahmed Butt
Nazir Ahmed Butt is a retired lieutenant general in the Pakistan Army who served as the 30th president of the National Defence University from 11 April 2016 to 19 December 2016. He also served as Pakistan's military attaché in the US, and military secretary to the prime minister of Pakistan. Career. Butt was commissioned in the 40 Frontier Force Regiment, Pakistan Army in 1983. He graduated from the Command and Staff College, and the National Defence University, Pakistan. Prior to his appointment as commander of the XI Corps (Peshawar Corps) in December 2016, he served as  commander of the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) in addition to commanding an infantry division in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2014 and was subsequently appointed as inspector general of Communications and Information Technology at the General Headquarters. Before retiring from the service in 2018, he also commanded a military formation in South Waziristan as a major general.