[1] Mukhtar belongs to a Punjabi Muslim Arain family from the Nankana Sahib region of Punjab.

[2] His father Mukhtar Ahmed is a retired brigadier of the Pakistan Army, whose cousin Chaudhry Munir is a businessman from Rahim Yar Khan.

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and posted to the V Corps as a Commander in September 2014 until 7 December 2016.

[5][6] Since 15 Jan 2021, Naveed Mukhtar is serving as the Chairman of the Army Welfare Trust.

At the US Army War College, Mukhtar authored a strategy research project report titled 'Afghanistan – Alternative Futures and their Implications' in fulfillment of the requirements of the Master in Strategic Studies Degree.