Gen hamid gul has returned to the creator, but he has left behind a vacuum and a legacy which will be remembered with fondness and often quoted by historians in rich words. Gul was notable for serving as the directorgeneral of the interservices intelligence isi, pakistans premier intelligence agency, between 1987. Just 15 days after the 911, an exclusive interview with former pakistani gen. Hamid gul was born in 1936 and commissioned in 1956 into the pakistan armys armoured corps. Hameed gul did brilliant analysis about the future of narendra modi and india as he told the how the things will be on in next few years and. Aug 25, 2015 hamid gul was born in 1936 and commissioned in 1956 into the pakistan armys armoured corps. Oct 30, 2012 during an interview on dawnnews, former isi chief general retd hamid gul said that politicians in the country were corrupt, and at the same time admitted responsibility for creating the iji. May 31, 2011 hamid gul, 74, retired chief of pakistans interservices intelligence directorate and now a prominent protaliban media commentator, at his office in rawalpindi. Reham khan is agent of intelligence agency late general hameed guls observation and warning to imran khan. Ltgen gul hassans memoirs inside the ghq during the 1971.
Hamid gul project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Pakistans hawkish islamist general hamid gul, who, as director general of that countrys allpowerful inter services intelligence was known to have nurtured khalistani and kashmiri militants. True to his faith rather than a state not based on islam, he was unbothered by conscience when he reached out to the haqqani network and worked for a. He has left behind ailing widow, two sons umar gul and abdullah gul, a daughter uzma gul and seven grandchildren. Everything that is terrifying about washingtons relationship with pakistan can be summed up in the wikileaks documents on hamid gul, a former chief of the isi, islamabads intelligence service the documents portray gul as the public face of an underground pakistani military network that appears to be working to destroy the u. Jul 26, 2010 the audacity of hamid gul by jeff stein everything that is terrifying about washingtons relationship with pakistan can be summed up in the wikileaks documents on hamid gul, a former chief of the isi, islamabads intelligence service.
He was well known for his support of the afghan jihad as well as the struggle of the kashmiris to overthrow the yoke of indian imperialism. The violent, selfdestructive legacy isi chief hamid gul. General hameed gul views about general pervaiz musharraf. Hamid gul is relatively lesser known than general ziaulhaq, the military dictator at the time of the afghan war, but his role was as damaging as haqs, arshad mahmood, an islamabadbased. This is a detail urdu book about kargil war between pakistan and india.
I was interviewing him for my book the looming tower. Pakistans best known former isi chief, general hamid gul passed away in the evening of august 15, 2015. During his tenure, gul played an instrumental role in directing isi. Hamid gul, the wily and mendacious former head of pakistans spy agency, interservices intelligence, died on saturday of a brain hemorrhage. Hamid gul, uzma gul, varan bus service and the transport jihad. Dec 19, 2019 pakistani intel chief, hamid gul obama lying duration. Gul was the architect of so much that has gone wrong. His career really took off after gen zia ul haq also an armoured corps officer became the chief and. According to zahid hussain, in his book frontline pakistan, lt. I visited general gul once in his villa in rawalpindi, the military city outside of islamabad. Ltgen gul hassans memoirs inside the ghq during the. Lawrence wright on the death of hamid gul, the former head of. Such is the mystique of lt general hamid gul, the malevolent.
Hamid gul, former directorgeneral of the pakistans interservices intelligence isi. Hamid gul have much self will, and the spirit of independence is firmly planted in hamid gul hamid gul resent the interference of others, perhaps more than hamid gul should, and freedom is a quality hamid gul prize very highly freedom not only of action but also of thought. What general hamid gul wrote in his book about reham khan hassan nisar. Sakootekargil is an urdu book authored by mohammad asif mehmood and the preface of the book is written by general r hamid gul who is also an exdg of isi and defense analyst and expert. Hamid gul was head of pakistans interservices intelligence spy agency for two years in the late 1980s as the soviet occupation of afghanistan.
Aug 17, 2015 general hamid gul, who has died aged 78, was a former leader of pakistans spy agency, the isi, who became notorious as a godfather of the taliban in afghanistan and the flagbearer of. Pak navy successfully test fires anti ship missiles. He was an outspoken critic of western policy and a strategic analyst expressing his views without fear or favor. Hamid gul, and of course he was the head of pakistani intelligence back in the 1980s, he went on cnn on sunday night on one of their international programs and talked about the fact that he believed 911 was an inside job, and that the mumbai attacks, formerly bombay, were also an inside job. Aug 20, 2015 hamid gul, the former head of pakistans interservices intelligence spy agency, who passed away on august 15, was the epitome of a pakistan army officer who became an advocate and supporter of. Hamid gul accepts responsibility for creating iji pakistan. General hamid gul the lion of pakistan great speech youtube. The man who knows too much rediff news bureau december 09, 2008 mumbais 2611 has all the makings of a watershed in world history. In his army career, he worked closely with three cincs, field marshal ayub, general muhammad musa and general yahya khan, and with defacto fourth cinc, general hamid. Aug 17, 2015 islamabad, pakistan hamid gul, an influential and contentious threestar general who served as the head of interservices intelligence, pakistans spy agency, from 1987 to 1989 and was. Hamid gul and former army chief general mirza aslam beg were part of the 9 january 2001. Aug 19, 2015 hamid gul was head of pakistans interservices intelligence spy agency for two years in the late 1980s as the soviet occupation of afghanistan came to a close. Hamid gul, former chief of pakistans intelligence agency isi, said musharraf should have faced a court martial for his harebrained.
Gul serves as an adviser to pakistans extremist religious political parties, which oppose their governments decision to support the united states in any action against afghanistans taliban regime. Gul was notable for serving as the directorgeneral of the interservices intelligence isi, pakistans premier intelligence agency, between 1987 and 1989. General hamid gul, pakistan spymaster obituary telegraph. Hamid gul mortgage loan officer bank of america get information about hamid gul, a bank of america senior financial center lending officer in marietta, ga. Such is the mystique of lt general hamid gul, the malevolent pakistani spymaster who died of a cerebral stroke on saturday. The bin laden in boots general hamid gul was the military equivalent of osama bin laden who died with his.
Pakistans former isi chief, general hamid gul passes away. Hamid gul, and of course he was the head of pakistani intelligence isi back in the 1980s, he went on cnn on sunday night. The unintended consequences of american funding in pakistan. Hamid gul, 74, retired chief of pakistans interservices intelligence directorate and now a prominent protaliban media commentator, at his office in rawalpindi. He was a pampered during zia ul haqs time and became chief of isi later days, a coveted post say 2 in command after coas. Lieutenant general retired hamid gul passed away last weekend. General hamid gul, who has died aged 78, was a former leader of pakistans spy agency, the isi, who became notorious as a godfather of the taliban in afghanistan and the flagbearer of hardline islamist opinion in his own country. Aug 16, 2015 pakistans best known former isi chief, general hamid gul passed away in the evening of august 15, 2015. Aug 08, 2014 sakootekargil is an urdu book authored by mohammad asif mehmood and the preface of the book is written by general r hamid gul who is also an exdg of isi and defense analyst and expert. Hamid gul, the former head of pakistans interservices intelligence spy agency, who passed away on august 15, was the epitome of a pakistan army officer who became an. After the death of zia, the taliban was controlled by isi directly. As a fallout, the united states is reportedly using.
Get information about hamid gul, a bank of america senior financial center lending officer in marietta, ga. He was perhaps the most vocal jihadist general after his former boss general muhammad ziaul. General hamid gul, who has died aged 78, was a former leader of pakistans spy agency, the isi, who became notorious as a godfather of the taliban in afghanistan and the flagbearer of. Lieutenant general hamid gul, former director of pakistans military intelligence agency, says the united states is conspiring against islam. Hamid gul led pakistans inter services intelligence agency during the war against the soviet occupation of afghanistan. General hamid gul on the alex jones show full transcript. General hamid gul the lion of pakistan great speech. May almighty give patience to his family, friends and supporters to bear this irreplaceable loss to the nation. General hamid gul news latest news on general hamid gul.
The violent, selfdestructive legacy isi chief hamid gul leaves behind. Pakistani intel chief, hamid gul obama lying duration. During an interview on dawnnews, former isi chief general retd hamid gul said that politicians in the country were corrupt, and at the same time admitted responsibility for creating the iji. Looking into his professional attitude and character, unlike others, general hamid gul remained intelligence chief till his last breath. Hamid gul, the former head of pakistans interservices intelligence spy agency, who passed away on august 15, was the epitome of a pakistan army officer who became an advocate and supporter of the global jihad. Pakistani general nails musharrafs kargil conflict lies. Find contact information, expertise and more, to start your path to the right loan. He had an interesting life before his two years at the head of the isi 198789 and after, when he chose to retire voluntarily from the army, unable to stomach his sidelining to what he described as a menial job, to head. Saudi arabias supreme court has ordered the abolition of whipping in the country. Aug 19, 2015 lieutenant general retired hamid gul passed away last weekend.
General hamid gul was the military equivalent of osama bin laden who. General hamid gul was a star soldier who got to command two of pakistans top strike formations besides heading the military intelligence mi and the interservices intelligence isi. The bin laden in boots general hamid gul was the military equivalent of osama bin laden who died with his boots on and blood of the innocents on his hands. He was perhaps the most vocal jihadist general after his former boss general muhammad ziaul haq, with whom he shared his zealotry. Predictions of hameed gul about narendera modi came true. Hamid gul, former chief of pakistans intelligence agency isi, said musharraf should have faced a. Some orders may be delayed by the current coronavirus lock down. General retd hamid gul, a former interservices intelligence isi chief, has been named in the reports released by wikileaks as a vital cog in the planning of attacks by the afghan. As dg isi, general akhtar collaborated with the central intelligence agency and.
Varan bus service was established with millions of rupees loaned to the daughter and soninlaw of a former isi chief, general hameed gul, now the most right wing spokesman of islamic fundamentalists of pakistan. Rawalpindi, pakistan, 26 september 2001 upi the retired pakistani general who is closest to the taliban and osama bin laden contends the 11 sept terrorist attacks on new york city and washington were the work of renegade u. Hamid gul led pakistans inter services intelligence agency during the war against the soviet occupation of. August 2015 in murree, punjab, pakistan war ein pakistanischer armeegeneral. Hamid gul,former isi chief hamid gul, general hamid gul,isi chief hamid gul, general hameed gul history in urdu,hameed gul death, general hamid gul book,gen hamid gul speech,lt. Aug 18, 2015 hamid gul, the wily and mendacious former head of pakistans spy agency, interservices intelligence, died on saturday of a brain hemorrhage. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. How honest is general hamid gul, the saviour of pakistan, the guardian of jihadis and the taliban. General hamid gul sahab was a brave soldier, and this news has come as a shock. Hamid gul think out things that are original in character. Islamabad, pakistan hamid gul, an influential and contentious threestar general who served as the head of interservices intelligence, pakistans spy agency, from 1987 to 1989 and was.
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