ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Lieutenant General (retired) Muhammad Saeed on Monday officially assumed charge as the Chairman of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), following the approval from the federal cabinet.
Lt Gen (R) Muhammad Saeed called on Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Islamabad after he was appointed chairman of WAPDA.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif congratulated Muhammad Saeed and expressed good wishes for him and hoped that he would discharge his responsibilities with utmost attention.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was also present on the occasion.
In his nearly four decades of career, he previously served as the 39th Chief of General Staff of the Pakistan Army. Among his notable roles were Corps Commander V Corps (Karachi), President of the National Defence University (NDU), and Director-General Analysis at the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
In his staff capacity, he served as Military Secretary to the then Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. He also served as DG Rangers (Sindh) to oversee large-scale security operations in Karachi.
He was later promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed President of NDU. In 2021, he took command of V Corps, Karachi, and was retired with the prestigious military honour of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) for his exceptional service.
