Babar Iftikhar (Urdu: بابر افتخار) HI(M) is a three-star general in the Pakistan Army who is currently serving as the President of the National Defence University since January 2025.

[9] He is the third Director-General in the history of ISPR to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Pakistan Army.

The first officer who headed ISPR with a rank of Lieutenant General was Lt.General Asim Saleem Bajwa.

On October 27, 2022, Iftikhar along with Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum, made a public appearance at a press conference.

The two criticised former Prime Minister Imran Khan over his criticism of the military, motives behind anti-army remarks and portraying Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa as a “traitor” among his followers.