Rahat Naseem Khan
Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan is a Pakistani military officer, currently serving as the commander of the Balochistan Corps. He previously served as the 36th President of the National Defence University from May 2023 to November 2023.
Early life and education
Khan was commissioned into the 1st Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment on 5 September 1990. He graduated from the Command and Staff College, Quetta and obtained his military education at the École supérieure de guerre in France, and the National Defence University, Islamabad.Career
Khan commanded the 1st Battalion of his Parent Regiment in Malir and Multan Cantonments and commanded an Infantry Brigade in North Waziristan and Khyber agencies. He has also commanded an Infantry Division in Bahawalpur and served as Inspector General, Frontier CorpsHe has held numerous staff positions, including Brigade Major of an Infantry Brigade. He has served in the Vice Chief of Army Staff Secretariat, and has served as the Chief of Staff of II Corps, Punjab. He has been part of the faculty at Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, School of Armour and Mechanized Warfare in Nowshera, Command and Staff College Quetta, and the National Defence University.
Khan was promoted to the rank of Major General in June 2018 and later in 2023, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in 2023 before being appointed as President of the National Defence University.
He also held overseas military assignments, including a United Nations Mission in Bosnia.
He is presently serving as Commander, XII Corps, Quetta