Riaz Hussain (general)

This article is about the first governor of Balochistan. For the Pakistani business magnate, see Malik Riaz Hussain.
Lieutenant General
Riaz Hussain
SK
ریاض حسین
8th Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence
In office
October 1959 – May 1966
Preceded byMuhammad Hayat
Succeeded byMuhammad Akbar Khan
1st Governor of Balochistan
In office
1 July 1970 – 25 December 1971
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGhous Bakhsh Raisani
Sub-Administrator Martial Law Sector
No. 5 Zone B
In office
11 April 1961 – 25 September 1961
Succeeded byDesmond Peter
Personal details
Died5 February 1972
Military service
Branch/service British Indian Army (1941-47)
 Pakistan Army (1947-71)
Years of service1941—1971
RankLieutenant 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

Riaz Hussain was born into a Kashmiri Muslim family.[2]

Military career

Riaz was commissioned into the 8th Punjab Regiment of the British Indian Army on 21 December 1941.[3]

Death

Riaz Hussain died on 5 February 1972.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Former Governors of Balochistan". Governor of Balochistan. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ^ Muhammad Yusuf Saraf (1977). Kashmiris Fight—For Freedom: Volume I (1819—1946). p. 52.
  3. ^ Indian Army List. July 1942. p. 539.
  4. ^ Weekly Commentary and Pakistan News Digest. Minitry of Foreign Affairs. 1972.
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