Name Zaheer-ul-Islam President Mamnoon Hussain Allegiance Pakistan Rank Lieutenant General | Prime Minister Nawaz sharif | |
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Awards Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Similar People Tariq Khan, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, David Petraeus, John R Allen, Osama bin Laden | ||
General Zaheer Ul Islam Ko Jawabde Hona Parega | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi | SAMAA TV
FORMER DG ISI , GENERAL R ZAHEER UL ISLAM SPEAKS
Lieutenant-General Zaheer-ul-Islam, HI (M), (Urdu: ﻇﻬﻴﺮ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ) is a former Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI); he was appointed to the position on 9 March 2012. Islam took over the position from his predecessor Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who left on 18 March. At the time of his appointment, he was serving as the Corps Commander V Corps, Karachi.
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- General Zaheer Ul Islam Ko Jawabde Hona Parega Shahid Khaqan Abbasi SAMAA TV
- FORMER DG ISI GENERAL R ZAHEER UL ISLAM SPEAKS
- Family
- Military career
- References
Family
His father retired as a brigadier in the Pakistan Army, while his three brothers and his brother-in-law Major Ejaz Aziz also retired as military officers.
Military career
Zaheerul Islam was commissioned in the Punjab Regiment in the 55th PMA Long Course on 16 April 1977. He served as Corps Commander V Corps in Karachi before appointment of ISI Chief. Zaheer served as DG (C) in the ISI before he was promoted as a 3-star general and moved to Karachi as corps commander. He was GOC Murree for some time before coming to the ISI. He also served as Chief of Staff in the Army Strategic Force Command for 2004–2006.
