He remained on the faculty of all major institutions of the Pakistan Army, including School of Infantry & Tactics, Command & Staff College and National Defence University, Islamabad. On the academic side, General has a BSc (Hons) degree in War Studies from Balochistan University and Master’s degree in Defence and Strategic Studies (Quaid-e-Azam University).

He is married, with a daughter and two sons, all three of them are proudly serving in the Army. He is fond of reading, hunting, gardening and golf. He assumed the office of the Pro-Rector (P&R) NUST in May 2018.