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Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence

Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence

Position in Pakistan

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]

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The current DG of ISI is Lt. General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum since 20 November 2021.

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Notes

1.^ Later promoted to major general in-office.
2.^ Later promoted to lieutenant general in-office.

References

  1. [1]
    "Average tenure of 22 ISI chiefs in 70 years has been 3.18 years". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. [2]
    "Maj-Gen Robert Cawthome was the longest-serving ISI chief". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. [3]
    "Lt. Gen Zaheer is 18th DG ISI since 1959". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
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