Munir Hafiez
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Munir Hafiez | |
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| Nickname(s) | Munir |
| Born | March 13, 1949 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/ |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1969–2005 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) |
| Commands held | 7th Infantry Division (Pakistan) XXXI Corps |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 |
| Other work | Head of Zindagi Trust Ex-Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) |
Lieutenant-General (retd) Munir Hafiez (born March 1949) is a retired Pakistan Army general and the former chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of the Government of Pakistan. Before his appointment in 2001, he served in the Pakistani Army for 38 years.
Career
Hafiez was commissioned in the 39th PMA Long Course in October 1969[citation needed]. He also stayed GOC 7th Infantry Division at Peshawar and as Commander[citation needed], XXXI Corps at Bahawalpur from August 2000 to October 2001[citation needed].
He was replaced by Lt. Gen. Shahid Aziz after completing a controversial four-year tenure at NAB from October 2001 to October 2005.[1] He also served as Managing Director and CEO of Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited[citation needed]. He is now Chairman Board of Trustees of the Zindagi Trust, a private organisation[citation needed].
Corruption
In 2012 the Public Accounts Committee, a parliamentary body which also monitors cases of corruption had directed the National Accountability Bureau to investigate Lt. Gen. (retired) Munir Hafiez for allegedly abusing his authority to get a lucrative state-issued license for Liquefied Petroleum Gas. This investigation failed as Lt. Gen. Munir Hafiez had already got retired from NAB and there was a case on this which went to the Supreme Court Of Pakistan but Lt. Gen. Munir Hafiez was never called to come to court. In addition, various investigative reports in papers have also alleged other major examples of corruption by Gen Hafiez whilst holding the charge of (former) Chairman of the NAB.[2]
References
- ^ "Salary raise needed to end graft: NAB chief". DAWN - National; August 29, 2005. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ Shayan Malik 'Gen Hafiz involved in multi-million land scam' in Pakistan Observer Islamabad, April 23rd 2009. Special Report by JIT 'Ex NAB Chairman made millions during his tenure' in National Crime Reporter Lahore, 18yj November 2013
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