Talat Masood
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Talat Masood is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army Corps of EME who is currently a political and defense analyst. He writes on security and political issues in national newspapers and foreign magazines and is a prominent commentator on national and international television and radio networks. Talat Masood joined Pakistan Army in 1951 and retired in 1990 as Secretary for Defence Production in the Ministry of Defence, after serving for 39 years. After his retirement Talat Masood became a consultant for a leading U.S. defense manufacturer UDLP for five years. He had signed a multi million dollar contract with UDLP as Secretary Defense Production shortly before his retirement. He is currently a visiting fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, DC. A graduate of the Command and Staff College, Quetta and the National Defence College, Rawalpindi of the Armed Forces, General Masood has a Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and a Masters in defence and strategic studies.
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University of Bradford Pakistan Security Research Unit