Zaheer-ul-Islam

Zaheer-ul-Islam
ﻇﻬﻴﺮﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ
25th Director General of the ISI
In office
19 March 2012 – 7 November 2014
Prime Minister
Preceded byAhmad Shuja Pasha
Succeeded byRizwan Akhtar
Commander V Corps
In office
October 2010 – March 2012
Director General CT-Wing of the ISI
In office
2008–2010
GOC 12th Infantry Division
In office
2006–2008
Chief of Staff Army Strategic Forces Command
In office
2004–2006
Personal details
Born1956 (age 69–70)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Relatives
Awards Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Crescent of Excellence)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1974 –2014
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitPunjab Regiment
Commands
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Zaheer-ul-Islam HI (M), (Urdu: ﻇﻬﻴﺮ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ) is a retired lieutenant-general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 25th Director General of the ISI.

He was appointed to the position on 9 March 2012 and began working a day after his predecessor Ahmed Shuja Pasha left on 18 March 2012.

At the time of his appointment, he was serving as the Corps Commander V Corps, headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. In 2012, Forbes named him as the world's 52nd most powerful person.