Naeem Khalid Lodhi

Naeem Khalid Lodhi
Federal Minister for National Security
Caretaker
In office 27 June 2018 – 18 August 2018
Preceded by	Abdullah Hussain Haroon
Succeeded by	Moeed W. Yusuf
Minister for Defence Production
Caretaker
In office 27 June 2018 – 16 August 2018
Preceded by	Usman Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Zubaida Jalal Khan
CEO Fauji Fertilizer Company
In office March 2012 – March 2015
Preceded by	Malik Arif Hayat
Succeeded by	Shafqaat Ahmed
Defence Secretary of Pakistan
In office 28 November 2011 – 11 January 2012
Preceded by	Syed Athar Ali
Succeeded by	Nargis Sethi
Commander XXXI Corps
In office October 2009 – March 2011
Preceded by	Muhammad Haroon Aslam
Succeeded by	Muhammad Yousaf
Personal details
Education	Pakistan Command and Staff College National Defence University
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1974-2011
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Corps of Engineers

Naeem Khalid Lodhi is a retired three-star rank general who after retirement has also served as the Federal Minister for National Security, Minister for Defence Production, CEO Fauji Fertilizer Company.

Early life

Education

He has a Bachelors's in Civil Engineering and is a graduate of Pakistan Command and Staff College and National Defence University. He also holds a Masters' in International Relations.

Military career

He was commissioned in the Army on 27 October 1974 in the Corps of Engineers.

He has served on various command, staff, and instructional assignments in his career in the Army including the important appointments of Directing Staff at the National Defence University, Pakistan, Commander Corps Engineers, Director General Engineering Directorate, Director General Staff Duties Directorate, General Officer Commanding Bahawalpur, General Headquarters Rawalpindi and Corps Commander Bahawalpur. On account of his distinguished military service, he has been conferred the award of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (M).

Retirement

He retired from the army in March 2011.

Later career

Lodhi was made Defence Secretary of Pakistan on 28 November 2011. He was replaced by Nargis Sethi on 12 January 2012.

He has also remained the Chief Executive and Managing Director of Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd & FFC Energy Limited.

Lodhi has written various articles columns in different National and International newspapers. Now he is working in an Engineering Firm, H-Cube Pvt Ltd., as a consultant and adviser.

On 27 June 2018, Lodhi was made Minister of Defence in a Caretaker Government before the 2018 Pakistani general election.

He frequently appears on TV shows as a defence analyst.

Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Crescent of Excellence)		Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) Siachen Glacier Clasp 2002
Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal) 1998	Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal) 2002	Hijri Tamgha (Medal of Conviction) (1979)	10 Years Service Medal
20 Years Service Medal	30 Years Service Medal	35 Years Service Medal	Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal) 1988
Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990	Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997	Command & Staff College Quetta Student's Medal	Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e- Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam (100th Birth Anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah) 1976