Riaz Hussain (general)
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Riaz Hussain | |
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| ریاض حسین | |
| 8th Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence | |
| In office October 1959 – May 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Hayat |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Akbar Khan |
| 1st Governor of Balochistan | |
| In office 1 July 1970 – 25 December 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ghous Bakhsh Raisani |
| Sub-Administrator Martial Law Sector No. 5 Zone B | |
| In office 11 April 1961 – 25 September 1961 | |
| Succeeded by | Desmond Peter |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 5 February 1972 |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army (1941-47) Pakistan Army (1947-71) |
| Years of service | 1941—1971 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Riaz Hussain was a Pakistani former three-star rank general who served as the eight Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence from 1959 to 1966. He served as the first Governor of Balochistan from 1970 to 1971 in the military regime of President General Yahya Khan.[1]
Early life
[edit]Riaz Hussain was born into a Kashmiri Muslim family.[2]
Military career
[edit]Riaz was commissioned into the 8th Punjab Regiment of the British Indian Army on 21 December 1941.[3]
Death
[edit]Riaz Hussain died on 5 February 1972.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Governors of Balochistan". Governor of Balochistan. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Muhammad Yusuf Saraf (1977). Kashmiris Fight—For Freedom: Volume I (1819—1946). p. 52.
- ^ Indian Army List. July 1942. p. 539.
- ^ Weekly Commentary and Pakistan News Digest. Minitry of Foreign Affairs. 1972.
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