General (R) Hamid Gul
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General (R) Hamid Gul
Former Head of ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) and MI (Military Intelligence), Pakistan Army and a Leading Opposition Leader


General (R) Hamid Gul Sitara-e-Basalat is a retired Pakistani general famous for heading the Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistani intelligence agency, during and after the Soviet-Afghan War. Hamid Gul served as the Director General of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence during 1987-89, mainly in the time when Benazir Bhutto was Prime... (read more)
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General (R) Hamid Gul
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Common Interest - Politics
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General (R) Hamid Gul
Former Head of ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) and MI (Military Intelligence), Pakistan Army and a Leading Opposition Leader


General (R) Hamid Gul Sitara-e-Basalat is a retired Pakistani general famous for heading the Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistani intelligence agency, during and after the Soviet-Afghan War. Hamid Gul served as the Director General of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence during 1987-89, mainly in the time when Benazir Bhutto was Prime... (read more)
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Hamid Gul was born in Sargodha, Punjab,and was commisssioned as a Lieutenant in the Pakistani Army in 1958 in the Armoured Corps and steadily rose to be the DG Military Intelligence (DGMI)[3] under General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. PM Mohammad Khan Junejo who then nominated him to be the ISI chief succeeding General Akhtar Abdur Rahman in March 1987. He was later replaced as the ISI commander by PM Benazir Bhutto in May 1989 and Gul was transferred as the commander, II Corps in Multan.
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General Hamid Gul is Hilal-i-Imtiaz Miltary,
Sitera-i-Imtiaz Miltary and Sitera-i-Bisalat.
Sword of Honour PMA
Norman Medal PMA
His name is at the top of roll of honour list in the US Military base Okinawa Japan with 99.98% marks (Highest Ever)

He did his staff college course from Camberley UK and again secured the top position ever with 99% marks.

Commanded the 1st Armoured Division also known as Fakher-i-Pakistan, and it was in his tenure when India's famous military exercise BRASS TACKS converted into BRASS FLAP, if you remember the famous joke about Rajiv Gandhi dropped the piece of bread from his mouth when he was told that Pakistan 1st Armoured division cant be located despite India's intelligence utmost efforts to find it.

He was presented a Piece of Berlin Wall by the German Intelligence BND which says
"With deepest respects to General Hamid Gul, who helped deliver the first blow.1989"