Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence
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The Director-General (DG) is head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's premier intelligence service, operationally responsible for providing critical national security and intelligence assessment to the government of Pakistan. Colonel Shahid Hamid had conceived the idea of ISI. He was later promoted to a two-star rank of a major general and became the first director-general of the ISI.[1] Robert Cawthome became instrumental in expanding the ISI and has been the longest serving director-general.[2]
| Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence | |
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| Inter-Services Intelligence | |
| Abbreviation | DG ISI |
| Member of | National Security Council |
| Residence | Chaklala, Rawalpindi |
| Appointer | Prime Minister |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Maj. General Shahid Hamid |
| Formation | 1948 |
The current DG of ISI is Lt. General Nadeem Anjum since 20 November 2021.
List of Directors
edit| # | Portrait | Name | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigadier | 14 July 1948 | 20 June 1950 | |
| 2 | Brigadier
Mirza Hamid Hussain[3] |
21 June 1950 | May 1951 | |
| 3 | Colonel
Muhammad Afzal Malik[3] |
May 1951 | April 1953 | |
| 4 | Brigadier | April 1953 | August 1955 | |
| 5 | Brigadier[3]
Sher Bahadur |
August 1955 | September 1957 | |
| 6 | Brigadier[3]
Muhammad Hayat |
September 1957 | October 1959 | |
| 7 | Brigadier[1] | October 1959 | May 1966 | |
| 8 | Major General | May 1966 | September 1971 | |
| 9 | Major General[2] | September 1971[5] | 16 September 1978[6] | |
| 10 | Lieutenant General | 17 September 1978 | 20 June 1979 | |
| 11 | Lieutenant General | 21 June 1979 | 29 March 1987 | |
| 12 | Lieutenant General | 29 March 1987 | 29 May 1989 | |
| 13 | 
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Lieutenant General | 30 May 1989 | August 1990 |
| 14 | Lieutenant General | August 1990 | 13 March 1992 | |
| 15 | Lieutenant General | 14 March 1992 | 13 May 1993 | |
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Lieutenant General | 14 May 1993 | October 1995 |
| 17 | Lieutenant General | October 1995 | October 1998[6] | |
| 18 | Lieutenant General | October 1998 | 12 October 1999 | |
| 19 | Lieutenant General | 20 October 1999 | 7 October 2001 | |
| 20 | 
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Lieutenant General | 7 October 2001 | 5 October 2004 |
| 21 | 
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Lieutenant General | 5 October 2004 | 8 October 2007 |
| 22 | Lieutenant General | 9 October 2007 | 29 September 2008 | |
| 23 | 
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Lieutenant General | 1 October 2008 | 18 March 2012 |
| 24 | Lieutenant General | 19 March 2012 | 7 November 2014 | |
| 25 | Lieutenant General | 7 November 2014 | 11 December 2016 | |
| 26 | Lieutenant General | 11 December 2016 | 25 October 2018 | |
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Lieutenant General | 25 October 2018 | 16 June 2019 |
| 28 | Lieutenant General | 17 June 2019 | 19 Nov 2021 | |
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Lieutenant General | 20 Nov 2021 | Incumbent |
References
edit- ^ "Average tenure of 22 ISI chiefs in 70 years has been 3.18 years". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "Maj-Gen Robert Cawthome was the longest-serving ISI chief". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g Faith, Unity, Discipline. 2016.
- ^ "General Mohammed Akbar Khan (and some others)".
- ^ Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate. 2016. p. 85.
- ^ a b "Lt. Gen Zaheer is 18th DG ISI since 1959". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-04-04.