WASHINGTON: Pakistan's Defense Secretary Lt. General Asif Yasin Malik (Retd), has been inducted into the National Defence University International Fellows Hall of Fame in a formal ceremony at National Defence University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C. He is the first Pakistani to be so honoured.
The International Fellows Hall of Fame was established on May 1, 2000. The purpose of this program is to provide a prestigious and visible means of honouring National Defence University graduates who have attained, through merit, the highest positions in their nation's armed forces, service component, or government, or who have held an equivalent position in a multinational organization.
Asif Yasin Malik, a graduate of Pakistan Army Command and Staff College and holding a Master's degree from National Defence University, Islamabad, graduated as an International Fellow at National Defence University Washington DC and earned Master's degree in Strategic Resource Management in the year 2003. He was the Class President of the International Fellows during the Fellowship.
During the ceremony, Defence Secretary Asif Yasin Malik was honoured by Major General Gregg F. Martin, President National Defence University. Members of International Fellows Hall of Fame, Alumni, Course participants along with families and friends of Inductees also attended the ceremony besides senior officials of Embassy of Pakistan in Washington. "Asif Yasin Malik's photograph along with his name inscribed on the International Fellows" Hall of Fame plaque have been permanently displayed in the Hall of Fame area of Marshall Hall, NDU at Fort McNair in Washington DC.
Asif Yasin Malik assumed his current position as Secretary of Defence of Pakistan on 28 July 2012. He joined Pakistan Army in 1973. He is an infantry officer with extensive experience of diverse command and staff assignments, including command of Peshawar based prestigious 11 Corps spearheading Pakistan military's operations against terrorists in FATA and KPK. He completed his tenure and retired from active service in December 2011.
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