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Riaz Hussain (general)

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Riaz Hussain
3rd Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence
In office
1959–1966
Preceded byRobert Cawthome
Succeeded byMohammad Akbar Khan
1st Governor of Balochistan
In office
1 July 1970 – 25 December 1971
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGhous Bakhsh Raisani
Personal details
Born
Riaz Hussain
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Rank Lieutenant general
Battles/wars1965 Indo-Pak War

Riaz Hussain was a serving lieutenant general in the Pakistan Army. He served as the 3rd Director-General of ISI from 1959 to 1966. He became the first Governor of Balochistan serving from 1 July 1970 to 25 December 1971.[1][2][3][4]

Bibliography

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  • Hussain, Riaz (31 December 1997). The Foreign Policy of Pakistan. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781860641695.

References

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  1. ^ Hussain, Riaz. "list of governors of Balochistan". Governors.
  2. ^ Hussain, Riaz. "Governors etc. of Pakistan". Cssforums.
  3. ^ Hussain, Riaz. "List of Governors of provinces".
  4. ^ Shah, Ali. "First in Pakistan".
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Political offices
Preceded by
Position Established
Governor of Balochistan Succeeded by
Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani