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. Walter Cawthorn had conceived the idea of ISI. Afterwards, Brigadier Syed Shahid Hamid took over and was later promoted to a two-star rank of a major general and became the second director-general of the ISI.[1][2]
| Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Inter-Services Intelligence | |
| Abbreviation | DG ISI |
| Member of | National Security Council |
| Residence | Chaklala, Rawalpindi |
| Appointer | Prime Minister |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Walter Cawthorn |
| Formation | 1948 |
The current DG of ISI is Lt. General Asim Malik since 30 September 2024.[3]
List of Directors
edit| # | Portrait | Name | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Major General | January 1948 | June 1948 |
| 2 | Brigadier | 14 July 1948[4][5] | 22 August 1950 | |
| 3 | Brigadier | 23 August 1950[6] | May 1951 | |
| 4 | Colonel
Muhammad Afzal Malik[4] |
May 1951 | April 1953 | |
| 5 | Brigadier | April 1953 | August 1955 | |
| 6 | Brigadier[4]
Sher Bahadur |
August 1955 | September 1957 | |
| 7 | Brigadier[4]
Muhammad Hayat |
September 1957 | October 1959 | |
| 8 | Brigadier[1] | October 1959 | May 1966 | |
| 9 | Major General | May 1966 | September 1971 | |
| 10 | Major General[2] | September 1971[8] | 16 September 1978[9] | |
| 11 | Lieutenant General | 17 September 1978 | 20 June 1979 | |
| 12 | Lieutenant General | 21 June 1979 | 29 March 1987 | |
| 13 | Lieutenant General | 29 March 1987 | 29 May 1989 | |
| 14 | 
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Lieutenant General | 30 May 1989 | August 1990 |
| 15 | Lieutenant General | August 1990 | 13 March 1992 | |
| 16 | Lieutenant General | 14 March 1992 | 13 May 1993 | |
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Lieutenant General | 14 May 1993 | October 1995 |
| 18 | Lieutenant General | October 1995 | October 1998[9] | |
| 19 | Lieutenant General | October 1998 | 12 October 1999 | |
| 20 | Lieutenant General | 20 October 1999 | 7 October 2001 | |
| 21 | 
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Lieutenant General | 7 October 2001 | 5 October 2004 |
| 22 | 
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Lieutenant General | 5 October 2004 | 8 October 2007 |
| 23 | Lieutenant General | 9 October 2007 | 29 September 2008 | |
| 24 | 
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Lieutenant General | 1 October 2008 | 18 March 2012 |
| 25 | Lieutenant General | 19 March 2012 | 7 November 2014 | |
| 26 | Lieutenant General | 7 November 2014 | 11 December 2016 | |
| 27 | Lieutenant General | 11 December 2016 | 25 October 2018 | |
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Lieutenant General | 25 October 2018 | 16 June 2019 |
| 29 | Lieutenant General | 17 June 2019 | 19 Nov 2021 | |
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Lieutenant General | 20 November 2021 | 29 September 2024 |
| 31 |
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Lieutenant General | 30 September 2024[3] | Incumbent |
References
edit- ^ a b Faith, Unity, Discipline. 2016.
- ^ "Average tenure of 22 ISI chiefs in 70 years has been 3.18 years". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ a b "Lt Gen Asim Malik appointed new DG ISI: state media". 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kiessling, Dr. Hein (2016). Faith, Unity, Discipline: The Inter-Service-Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan.
- ^ "Appointments : Officers". 13 July 1948.
- ^ "Joint Service Commanders' Committee: Inter Services Intelligence Directorate". 25 August 1950.
- ^ "General Mohammed Akbar Khan (and some others)".
- ^ Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate. 2016. p. 85.
- ^ a b "Lt. Gen Zaheer is 18th DG ISI since 1959". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
