Muhammad Riaz Khan
Muhammad Riaz Khan | |
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 Riaz in the late 1970s | |
| 11th Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence | |
| In office October 1977 – 26 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Jilani Khan |
| Succeeded by | Akhtar Abdur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 26 April 1979 |
| Resting place | Dewal Sharif, Murree |
| Relations | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (son-in-law) (former Prime Minister of Pakistan) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Commands | Adjutant-General of the Pakistan Army Director General, Inter-Services Intelligence |
Major General Muhammad Riaz Khan[a] was a two-star rank Pakistan Army general who was the eleventh Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), serving from October 1977 until his death on 26 April 1979.[1][2][3]
Prior to that, he served at the General Headquarters as Adjutant-General of the Pakistan Army.[4]
Early life and career
[edit]Muhammad Riaz Khan belonged to Dhund Abbasi tribe of the Murree region.
Riaz was well-regarded amongst the military establishment, and described as "religious minded, scrupulously honest, thoroughly professional and a committed soldier... a man of unimpeachable honesty and integrity."[4] Although he presided over the ISI for a short term, his tenure, which occurred during Zia's era, coincided with a tumultuous period in Pakistan–U.S. relations: Bhutto's execution, the Carter administration's sanctions against Pakistan's nuclear program, the U.S. embassy burning in Islamabad, the Soviet buildup in Afghanistan, and the CIA's expanding cooperation with ISI.[4]
Death
[edit]Riaz died on 26 April 1979 from cardiac arrest.[5] Riaz was succeeded by Akhtar Abdur Rahman.[4]
His son-in-law, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, became a prominent politician and was appointed as the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2017.[1][6]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Abbasi, Abid Fazil (30 July 2017). "Murree residents welcome Abbasi's nomination as PM". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ West, Nigel (2015). Historical Dictionary of International Intelligence. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4422-4957-8.
- ^ Riedel, Bruce O. (2012). Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America, and the Future of the Global Jihad. Brookings Institution Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-8157-2274-8.
- ^ a b c d Kiessling, Hein (2016). Faith, Unity, Discipline: The Inter-Service-Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan - Director General, ISI. Oxford University Press. pp. 48–50. ISBN 978-1-84904-863-7.
- ^ "Obituaries - General Riaz Khan". The Japan Times via Internet Archive website. 28 April 1979. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ Qureshi, Zubair (31 July 2017). "It's party time for Murree residents as PM (Prime Minister) nominated from their constituency". Pakistan Observer newspaper. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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