The general is much too powerful for the pakistan army to agree to its extradition. Father of the taliban who promoted militancy in indian punjab known as the father of the taliban a moniker many in pakistan lay claim to gul was the protege of former pakistani dictator, general zia ulhaq. Retired general hameed gul is well known figure in pakistan. Hassan nisar revealed what general r hameed gul said about reham khan. During his tenure, gul played an instrumental role in directing.
Lawrence wright on the death of hamid gul, the former head of. Hamid gul accepts responsibility for creating iji pakistan. 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. Uzma gul, the daughter of former isi director general hameed gul, has put up an application with the airport police rawalpindi, seeking an fir against her brother, abdullah gul, accusing him of grabbing the family property by terrorizing and threatening her and their ailing mother. He died with his boots on and blood of the innocents on his hands. Lieutenantgeneral hamid gul urdu born 20 november 1936 him, sbt, is a retired highranking general officer in the pakistan army, and a former spymaster famous for serving as the directorgeneral of the interservices intelligence isi, pakistans premier intelligence agency, between 1987 and 1989 during the late stages of and poststages of the soviet war in afghanistan. While ltgen retd hamid gul, former chief of pakistans intelligence agency isi, said musharraf should have faced a court martial for his harebrained. While ltgen retd hamid gul, former chief of pakistans intelligence agency isi, said musharraf should have faced a court martial for his harebrained adventure, the indian generals said there. How honest is general hamid gul, the saviour of pakistan, the guardian of jihadis and the taliban. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Hamid gul, the wily and mendacious former head of pakistans spy agency, interservices intelligence, died on saturday of a brain hemorrhage.
Get information about hamid gul, a bank of america senior financial center lending officer in marietta, ga. Hassan nisar revealed what general r hameed gul said. The violent, selfdestructive legacy isi chief hamid gul. He tried to keep her out of power by engineering a right wing coalition islamic democratic alliance islami jamhoori ittehad or iji right before the 1988 elections. Lieutenant general hamid gul, him, sj, is a retired pakistani and a general known for heading the interservices intelligence pakistani intelligence agency. Hameed gul has 9 books on goodreads, and is currently reading gandhi.
Hamid gul, former pakistani intelligence chief via broadband. Aug 18, 2015 hamid gul, the wily and mendacious former head of pakistans spy agency, interservices intelligence, died on saturday of a brain hemorrhage. Gul had commanded two of pakistans top strike formations and headed both military intelligence mi and interservices intelligence isi agencies. Hamid gul led pakistans inter services intelligence agency during the war against the soviet occupation of afghanistan. Uzma gul has alleged in the application that abdullah gul, soon after the death of. General gul, you know that the united states has given four names to the united nations of isi officers whom it would like to place on an international terrorist list. 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. Watch what general hamid gul wrote in his book about reham khan hassan nisar. Hamid gul 20 november 1936 15 august 2015 him, sbt, was a general in the pakistan army, defence analyst, conspiracy. I visited general gul once in his villa in rawalpindi, the military city outside of islamabad.
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. Lieutenant general retired hamid gul passed away last weekend. General hamid gul, author at global researchglobal. He has a brain that understands the politics of pakistan quite well, he oversees things in a smart way.
Lieutenant general hamid gul, former director of pakistans military intelligence agency, says the united states is conspiring against islam. Late hameed guls daughter seeks fir against brother over. General hamid gul had an avowed dislike for democracy, particularly the late benazir bhutto and her pakistan peoples party ppp. 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. 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. Hamid gul project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. How did reham khan panic when gen hameed gul asked her. This is a detail urdu book about kargil war between pakistan and india. 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. Shahid masood muqabil on 92 news muqabil with rauf klasra on 92 news aap kay muqabil breaking point with malick off the record with kashif abbasi bahr haal with nusrat javed the reporters on ary news dialogue with haider mehdi bebaak on gnn news capital talk with hamid mir merey mutabiq with hassan nisar hard talk pakistan with. A big decision for the return of students from china, wuhan city. Hamid gul led pakistans inter services intelligence agency during the war against the soviet occupation of. Jul 26, 2010 the taliban group led by qari naqibullah, it said, is working with the coordination of retired pakistani general hamid gul.
Retd general hamid gul is another meglomaniac surviving on saudi benevolence and antiamerican sentiment, lets just hope and pray that he is a nobody. 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. Such is the mystique of lt general hamid gul, the malevolent pakistani spymaster who died of a cerebral stroke on saturday. 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. How general hameed gul tried to stop imran khan to. Join facebook to connect with hamid gul and others you may know. From pakistan, we have general mirza aslam beg, general hamid gul, general talat masood, majorgen syed wajahat hussain, brigadier shaukat qadir, etc.
Hamid gul was born in 1936 and commissioned in 1956 into the pakistan armys armoured corps. Interestingly, his views about the us are no different than the views of the two celebrated zionist american jews, former us secretary of state henry kissinger and. On 911 in particular, he says some things that i, for one, think are absolutely wrong and thoroughly discredited. His appointment as chief of army staff came when his predecessor, president general ziaulhaq, died in an air crash on 17. Hamid gul, who died in august 2015, served as director general isi between 1987 and 1989 during the late and poststages of the soviet war in afghanistan. The bin laden in boots general hamid gul was the military equivalent of osama bin laden who died with his. Why america cannot win in afghanistan by general hamid gul, september 24, 2010. Gul, a threestar general, was deeply involved in the countrys policy toward neighboring afghanistan during the soviet withdrawal. 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. Reham khan is agent of intelligence agency late general hameed gul s observation and warning to imran khan. Gul was notable for serving as the directorgeneral of the interservices intelligence isi, pakistans premier intelligence agency, between 1987. Beg, is a retired fourstar rank army general in the pakistan army, who served as its chief of army staff from 1988 until his retirement in 1991. General hamid gul was the military equivalent of osama bin laden who.
General hamid gul, pakistan spymaster obituary telegraph. According to zahid hussain, in his book frontline pakistan, lt. He was perhaps the most vocal jihadist general after his former boss general muhammad ziaul haq, with whom he shared his zealotry. I was interviewing him for my book the looming tower. Such is the mystique of lt general hamid gul, the malevolent. Niazi or general niazi was a lieutenantgeneral in the pakistan army and the last governor of east pakistan, known for commanding the eastern command of the pakistan army in east pakistan now bangladesh during the eastern and the western fronts. Father of the taliban who promoted militancy in indian punjab. Gul was the architect of so much that has gone wrong. This is a travesty that must be studied and understood instead of being covered up. 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. 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. Hamid gul and former army chief general mirza aslam beg were part of the 9 january 2001. One of them, pictured alongside, is retired lieutenant general hamid gul. Considering the complexity of the issues involved, some of the solutions the book.
Perhaps with a touch of theatre, hamid gul, the former i. What general hamid gul wrote in his book about reham khan. Jinnah emphasised a liberal, tolerant and outwardlooking progressive pakistan. Hassan nisar revealed what general r hameed gul said about. 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. Find contact information, expertise and more, to start your path to the right loan. Hamid gul, soldier and spymaster, born 20 november 1936. Feb 10, 2018 reham khan is agent of intelligence agency late general hameed gul s observation and warning to imran khan. Gul is survived by his wife, two sons, umar and abdullah, and a daughter, uzma. Abdullah gul, son of former isi chief hamid gul, on friday claimed to have survived an attempt on his life, saying his vehicle came under fire on the islamabad expressway. Hamid gul another ideologue who was within reach of leading the worlds sixth largest army.
The violent, selfdestructive legacy isi chief hamid gul leaves behind. Durrani comments that late general hamid gul was to pakistan what ajit doval is to india. Aug 26, 2016 general hamid gul was the military equivalent of osama bin laden. Spy chief who funnelled cash to afghan fighters in the 1980s then became vocally anti. General retired hameed gul armyisipolitical figure of pakistan hamid gul retired gen hameed gul is a retired pakistans secret agency isis leader. 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. Gul was notable for serving as the director general of the interservices intelligence isi, pakistans premier intelligence agency, between 1987 and 1989. 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.
Life and legacy of general hamid gul pakistan defence. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Jan 03, 2018 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. Hamid gul is an old man living in his dreams of the past, where pakistan and its jihadis beat the russians in afghanistan. Really great for tv ratings when you get these two in one show.
Jun 04, 2018 watch what general hamid gul wrote in his book about reham khan hassan nisar. Hamid gul, uzma gul, varan bus service and the transport jihad. 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. Hamid gul, probably is the most hated pakistani general in the wests mainstream media. 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.
From key pakistani general to isis terrorist killed in. He has no ground or say in matters of pakistan, but he is good fun to watch he and that joker zaid hamid. General hamid gul was the military equivalent of osama bin laden. General hamid gul news latest news on general hamid gul. Gul was notable for serving as the directorgeneral of the interservices intelligence isi, pakistans premier intelligence agency, between 1987 and 1989.
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. Hamid gul the former pakistan intelligence service isi chief, lt. Hamid gul 20 november 1936 15 august 2015 him, sbt, was a threestar rank army general in the pakistan army, defence. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more. Today, ive had a rare chance to get an inside glimpse, an exclusive interview with general hamid gul, the former head of the isi. Abbasi bahr haal with nusrat javed the reporters on ary news dialogue with haider mehdi bebaak on gnn news capital talk with hamid mir merey mutabiq with. During his tenure, gul played an instrumental role in directing isi. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. From hamid gul to shahid aziz, some bright alums of the pakistan military academy ended up siding with groups that have attacked and killed pakistani soldiers. Hamid gul, former directorgeneral of the pakistans interservices intelligence isi. A 2011 book by robert bonney, pakistani journalist tahir malik and tridivesh singh maini, warriors after war, presented thoughts of pakistani generals. Looking into his professional attitude and character, unlike others, general hamid gul remained intelligence chief till his last breath.
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