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 | ![]() ![]() |
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]
Riaz Hussain was born into a Kashmiri Muslim family. [2]
Riaz was commissioned into the 8th Punjab Regiment of the British Indian Army on 21 December 1941. [3]
Riaz Hussain died on 5 February 1972. [4]