Naeem Khalid Lodhi
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| name = Naeem Khalid Lodhi
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| office = Federal Minister for National Security
| status = Caretaker
| predecessor = Abdullah Hussain Haroon
| successor = Moeed W. Yusuf
| term_start = 27 June 2018
| term_end = 18 August 2018
| office1 = Minister for Defence Production
| status1 = Caretaker
| predecessor1 = Usman Ibrahim
| successor1 = Zubaida Jalal Khan
| term_start1 = 27 June 2018
| term_end1 = 16 August 2018
| office2 = CEO Fauji Fertilizer Company
| predecessor2 = Malik Arif Hayat
| successor2 = Shafqaat Ahmed
| term_start2 = March 2012
| term_end2 = March 2015https://www.ffc.com.pk/governance/md-secretary-appointment/
| office3 = Defence Secretary of Pakistan
| predecessor3 = Syed Athar Ali
| successor3 = Nargis Sethi
| term_start3 = 28 November 2011
| term_end3 = 11 January 2012
| office4 = Commander XXXI Corps
| predecessor4 = Muhammad Haroon Aslam
| successor4 = Muhammad Yousaf
| term_start4 = October 2009
| term_end4 = March 2011
| serviceyears = 1974-2011
| rank = Lieutenant General
| allegiance = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| branch = {{army|PAK}}
| unit = Corps of Engineers
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| awards = Hilal-i-Imtiaz
| education = Pakistan Command and Staff College
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://ispr.gov.pk/press-release-detail.php?id=541|title=Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan}}
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.[https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/618295-gen-lodhi-new-defence-secretary The News] 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.,{{cite web|url=http://www.hcube.com.pk/|title=H-Cube Pvt Ltd|website=Hcube.com.pk|accessdate=7 December 2018}} 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.https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/334818-who-are-new-ministers-mian-misbah-khalid-lodhi
Awards and decorations
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| |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Diffa.png|width=130}} | |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Baqa (1998).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Istaqlal (2002).png|width=130}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hijri Tamgha.png|width=130}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=10 years Service Medal (Pakistan Armed Forces).png|width=130}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=20 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=30 years Service Medal.png|width=130}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=35 years Service Medal.png|width=130}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988.png|width=130}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal, 2006.svg|width=130}} |{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Command and Staff College Quetta Centenary Medal 2007.png|width=130}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png|width=130}} |
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| colspan="2" |Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | colspan="2" |Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) Siachen Glacier Clasp 2002 |
| Tamgha-e-Baqa
1998 2002 (Medal of Conviction) (1979) |
| 20 Years Service Medal
(Democracy Medal) 1988 |
| Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha
(Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 (Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997 |Command & Staff College Quetta Student's Medal (100th Birth Anniversary of 1976 |
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