National Security Advisor (Pakistan)

Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security
Incumbent
Nasser Khan Janjua

since 23 October 2015
Prime Minister's Secretariat
National Security Staff
Reports to The Prime Minister and President
Appointer The Prime Minister
Constituting instrument The post is defined by the current executive order defining the work of the National Security Council.
Formation 1969[1]
Successive years:
1974-76
1985-88
2001-08
2008-2009
2013-Present
First holder Ghulam Omar[1]
Deputy Secretary of the NSC[2]
Website National Assembly Secretariat

The Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor (NSA), is a senior official, aide, and the key adviser to the Prime Minister on Pakistan on national and international security issues.[1]

The National Security Advisor participates in National Security Council in regards to brief the participants on issues involving the national security of the country and regularly advised the Prime Minister on all matters relating to internal and external threats to the country, and oversees strategic issues.[3] In addition, the advisor frequently accompanies the Prime Minister on Foreign state visits.[3]

The National Security Advisor is supported by the National Security Staff (NSS) at the Prime Minister's Secretariat in Islamabad that produces research and briefings for the National Security Advisor to review and present, either to the National Security Council or directly to the Prime Minister.[2] The post was created in 1969 by then-President Yahya Khan with Major-General Ghulam Omar being the first advisor.[1] As of current, Nasir Janjua, a retired army general, serves in this capacity since 23 October 2015.[4]

Past National Security Advisers

No Name Term of Office Previous service cadre Prime Minister
1 Major-General Ghulam Omar[1] 25 March 1969 20 December 1971 Inter-Services Selection Branch Nurul Amin
2 General Tikka Khan[4] 3 March 1972 1 March 1976 Inter-Services Selection Branch Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
3 Major-General Rao Farman Ali[4][5] 29 March 1985 17 August 1988 Inter-Services Selection Branch Muhammad Khan Junejo
4 Tariq Aziz[6] 4 April 2004 18 August 2008 Central Superior Services Shaukat Aziz
Yousaf Raza Gillani
5 Major-General Mahmud Ali Durrani 19 August 2008 7 January 2009 Inter-Services Selection Branch Yousaf Raza Gillani
6 Sartaj Aziz[7] 7 July 2013 22 October 2015 Central Superior Services Nawaz Sharif
7 Lieutenant-General Nasser Khan Janjua[2] 23 October 2015 Inter-Services Selection Branch Nawaz Sharif

Sources and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rizvi, Hasan Askari (2012). "Evolution of the Concept of NSC in Pakistan". National Security CounciI: AA debate on institutions and processes for decision-making on security issues (PDF). Islamabad: Pildat publications. pp. 17–20, 34. ISBN 978-969-558-265-7. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Staff reporter (23 October 2015). "Janjua takes over as Pakistan’s NSA". Gulf News, Pakistan Bureau. Gulf News. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 Jaspal, Zafar Nawaz (2002). "National Security Council: Implications for Pakistan’s Political System". http://www.defencejournal.com/. Defence Journal. Retrieved 31 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  4. 1 2 3 Singh, Sushant (23 October 2015). "Naseer Janjua as Pakistan’s NSA further diminishes PM Nawaz Sharif". Indian Express, Pakistan Desk. Indian Express. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  5. Arif, General K. M. (2000). Khaki Shadows : the Pakistan Army, 1947-1997 (2. impr ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 0-19-579396-X.
  6. Bhattacharjee, Dhrubajyoti. "PAKISTAN AND THE FAILURE OF THE NSA LEVEL DIALOGUE" (PDF). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. Khan, Sumaira (23 September 2013). "Battling militancy: Govt revives National Security Council". Express Tribune, 2013. Express Tribune, 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

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