Cabinet okays Lt Gen Satti as new NDMA chief
National
December 16, 2020
Islamabad: The federal cabinet on Tuesday appointed Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz Satti the chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority.
Prime Minister Imran Khan presided over the cabinet meeting.
It discussed the overall political and economic situation of the country.
Lt Gen Nawaz will replace Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal, who took charge as the NDMA chairman in May 2019. The Cabinet Division had recommended three names – Akhtar Nawaz, Captain (retd) Sher Alam Mehsud, and Nadeem Arshad Kiyani – for the post.
Lt-Gen Akhtar Nawaz Satti, who is currently serving as the vice chief of General Staff at GHQ (Frontier Force), was promoted to the rank of Lt Gen in November.