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. He really came into his own as his friend, idol, mentor and militaryspiritual guide, general ziaulhaq rose to the top. Special forces to kill osama bin laden in pakistan has left no justification for pakistan to engage in dialogue with the united states. He is a gracious host, inviting foreign government officials, analysts and journalists into his home, located in the military cantonment of rawalpindi. Varan bus service was established with millions of rupees loaned to the daughter and son in law of a former isi chief, general hameed gul, now the most right wing spokesman of islamic fundamentalists of pakistan. Such is the mystique of lt general hamid gul, the malevolent pakistani spymaster who died of a cerebral stroke on saturday. Lieutenant general hamid gul urdu, is a retired pakistani general famous for heading the inter services intelligence, pakistani intelligence agency, after the soviet afghan war, and for instigating the kashmir insurgency in 1989 with. Also explains about their upcoming strategies for arab uprising, alqaeda and pakistan. His career really took off after gen zia ul haq also an armoured corps officer became the chief and. Gul was notable for serving as the directorgeneral of the interservices intelligence isi, pakistans premier intelligence agency, between 1987 and 1989. Lieutenant general hamid gul, former director of pakistans military intelligence agency, says the united states is conspiring against islam. Special forces to kill osama bin laden in pakistan has left no justification for pakistan to. 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 is a retired pakistan army lieutenant general who headed interservices intelligence. The infamous general hamid gul, his role in training the muhadijeen to combat the soviets in the recent sovietafghan war, his heading of pakistans interservice intelligence and his support of the taliban and osama bin laden. Aug 25, 2015 hamid gul was born in 1936 and commissioned in 1956 into the pakistan armys armoured corps. Known as the godfather of the taliban, hamid gul remained an islamist. Perhaps with a touch of theatre, hamid gul, the former i.
Jul 22, 2004 hamid gul serving as a pakistani military officer in the 1980s. He did not make jihadism the cornerstone of pakistans afghan and. Wikileaks release of classified us documents include claims that pakistans former spy chief hamid gul ordered attacks against nato troops. The violent, selfdestructive legacy isi chief hamid gul leaves behind. Aug 17, 2015 general gul was born in sargodha, in punjab province, on nov. General retd hamid gul, a former interservices intelligence isi chief, has been named in the reports released by wikileaks as a vital. Hamid gul, uzma gul, varan bus service and the transport jihad how honest is general hamid gul, the saviour of pakistan, the guardian of jihadis and the taliban. The us, pakistan and the terrorist hamid gul world. 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. Jul 28, 2010 hamid gul, a former pakistan general accused of helping the taliban, says united states orchestrated the mass leak of war files to scapegoat him for its imminent withdrawal from afghanistan. 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. 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. 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. He was an outspoken critic of western policy and a strategic analyst expressing his views without fear or favor.
Bhutto conspiracy theories fill the air time magazine, 28 december 2007. Uzma gul, the daughter of, islamic society, new age islam. Aug 16, 2015 pakistans hardline islamist general hamid gul, known for nurturing militants in kashmir and punjab and afghanistan during his stint as chief of the powerful isi, has died following a brain. Former inter services intelligence isi chief lt general retd hamid gul passed away in murree on saturday evening due to brain haemorrhage, express news reported.
Afghanistan war, 22 july 2007 a b general hamid gul, pakistan spymaster obituary. 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 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. 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 afghanistan s taliban regime. For at least a decade he was considered a hero, feted not only in pakistan but also around the world. Hamid gul, an influential and contentious threestar general who served as the head of the interservices intelligence, pakistans spy agency, from 1987 to 1989 and was deeply involved in the countrys policy toward neighboring afghanistan when soviet troops were withdrawing, has. Pakistans best known former isi chief, general hamid gul passed away in the evening of august 15, 2015.
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. Hamid gul named in wikileaks report as vital cog in planning attacks on afghan taliban. The us, pakistan and the terrorist hamid gul 10 december 2008 in the wake of the mumbai terrorist attacks, the name of retired lieutenant general hamid gul, former head of pakistani military. Aug 27, 2015 hamid gul, who has died aged 78, led interservices intelligence isi, the largest of pakistans intelligence agencies, for two years in the late 1980s when it played a vital role in. Afghan government says airstrike kills 11 children by. The decade of war that followed in afghanistan gave gul a new career as a soughtafter tv pundit, allowing him to present himself as an omniscient spymaster, pedalling conspiracy theories as political analysis. 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. Info but not context on pakistan in afghanistan time. Former inter services intelligence isi chief lt general retd hamid gul passed away in murree on saturday evening due to brain haemorrhage, express news. In june 1989, benazir bhutto removed general hamid gul from the position of dg isi on the military fiasco in jalalabad in 1989. Lawrence wright on the death of hamid gul, the former head of.
From key pakistani general to isis terrorist killed in. Hamid gul, who has died aged 78, led interservices intelligence isi, the largest of pakistans intelligence agencies, for two years in the late 1980s when it played a vital role in. In pakistan, his death was proclaimed as national tragedy. Nov 01, 2016 in june 1989, benazir bhutto removed general hamid gul from the position of dg isi on the military fiasco in jalalabad in 1989.
Gul, a threestar general, was deeply involved in the countrys policy toward neighboring afghanistan during the soviet withdrawal. Dec 08, 2016 hamid gul exposes us on 911 and afghan war. Last week afghan intelligence put out a story that general hamid gul, a retired chief of the interservices intelligence directorate isi, had been caught shunting the oneeyed taliban leader. Pakistans hardline islamist general hamid gul, known for nurturing militants in kashmir and punjab and afghanistan during his stint as chief of the powerful isi, has died following a brain. Former director general of interservices intelligence isi and defence analyst lt general retd hamid gul said that raid by u. Jul 26, 2010 from 1987 to 1989, gul, director general of pakistans interservice intelligence isi agency, oversaw the funding, training and equipping of the afghan mujahedin that helped turn the tide in the antisoviet war. Hamid gul project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.
The man who knows too much rediff news bureau december 09, 2008 mumbais 2611 has all the makings of a watershed in world history. How honest is general hamid gul, the saviour of pakistan, the guardian of jihadis and the taliban. I did not find much reference, surprisingly, to what he did in the 1971 war, but in 1965, he commanded a squadron of tanks in the sialkot sector where his regiment, the very old and legendary 19 lancers called king. This is a detail urdu book about kargil war between pakistan and india. 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. Hamid gul exposes us on afghan war and pakistan youtube. In the latter role, he was the primary contact with the peshawar seven groups in the afghan resistance, as well as having contact with the taliban, to carry out a complex mixture of pakistani policies, cooperation with the united states and saudi arabia, and operate against india, all. Pakistans intelligence agency, the isi, wanted the mujahideen to establish a government in afghanistan.
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. 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 was born in 1936 and commissioned in 1956 into the pakistan armys armoured corps. 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. Hamid gul pakistan isi taliban blowback al jazeera america. General shamsur rahman kallue was made dg isi without consulting coas general beg.
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. During his time as head of the isi amid the sovietafghan war, gul was said to have planned and executed. 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. 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. I t is interesting that a soldier who served 36 years in his countrys army should be remembered for just two of these. The bin laden in boots general hamid gul was the military equivalent of osama bin laden who died with his boots. Such is the mystique of lt general hamid gul, the malevolent. Gul, who died saturday of a brain hemorrhage, served as head of pakistans preeminent spy agency, the interservices intelligence directorate, for just two years, between 1987 and 1989. Gul was the architect of so much that has gone wrong. Wikileaks report fictitious, says pakistans exspy chief. Aug 19, 2015 imbued with his zealotry, general hamid gul helped sow a jihadist wind in afghanistan and pakistan for which innocents in both countries ended up reaping a whirlwind.
Explore general hamid gul profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of general hamid gul. Dec 10, 2008 the us, pakistan and the terrorist hamid gul 10 december 2008 in the wake of the mumbai terrorist attacks, the name of retired lieutenant general hamid gul, former head of pakistani military. The former head of pakistans isi has died of a brain hemorrhage near islamabad. This was the first time a retired general was made dg isi and that without consulting ghq. General hamid gul was the military equivalent of osama bin laden who. Hamid gul him, sbt, was a threestar rank army general in the pakistan army and defence.
For many critics of the pakistani security establishment, lieut. Hamid gul led pakistans inter services intelligence agency during the war against the soviet occupation of afghanistan. 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. Hamid guls views on afghan war and the role of pakistan. Pakistans hardline islamist general hamid gul, known for nurturing militants in kashmir and punjab and afghanistan during his stint as chief of. The violent, selfdestructive legacy isi chief hamid gul.
Hamid gul was an isi chief for whom nothing went right even in victory if pakistan claims soviet defeat as a victory. In so many reporting visits to pakistan and afghanistan for india today. Zia gave gul command of the isi in march 1987, replacing general akhtar abdur rahman. Hamid gul is every inch the epitome of a retired pakistani general. 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 joined his army in 1956, as a cavalryman, just like his friend, idol, mentor and militaryspiritual guide, general ziaulhaq. General hamid gul, pakistan spymaster obituary telegraph. Hamid gul serving as a pakistani military officer in the 1980s. Father of the taliban who promoted militancy in indian punjab. Pakistans former isi chief, general hamid gul passes away.
To set up the proposed mujahideen government, hamid. General hamid gul news latest news on general hamid gul. Hamid gul, an influential and contentious threestar general who served as the head of the interservices intelligence, pakistans spy agency, from 1987 to 1989 and was deeply involved in the countrys policy toward neighboring afghanistan when soviet troops. One of them, pictured alongside, is retired lieutenant general hamid gul. Gul was the architect of so much that has gone wrong in pakistan and afghanistan. Hamid gul s views on afghan war and the role of pakistan. As a fallout, the united states is reportedly using. Hamid gul, uzma gul, varan bus service and the transport jihad.