Faiz Hameed is a retired three-star general of the Pakistan Army, undergoing court martial.
29 Facts About Faiz Hameed
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Faiz Hameed was commissioned in the Baloch Regiment having served as GOC 16th Infantry Division Pano Akil.
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The process of Field General Court Martial has been initiated and Faiz Hameed is currently in military custody.
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Faiz Hameed was born in village of Chakwal, Chakwal in Punjab Province and joined the Pakistan Military Academy in 1987.
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Faiz Hameed has three brothers, Sardar Sikandar Hayat, Sardar Najaf, and Sardar Khizar.
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Faiz Hameed's brother Sikandar Hayat died in 2016 in an accident while his brother Sardar Najaf Hameed is a land revenue officer in his hometown.
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Faiz Hameed's family belongs to Chakwal which is known for producing military commanders.
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Faiz Hameed served as Adjutant General at the GHQ in Rawalpindi from April 2019 to June 2019.
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Faiz Hameed previsouly served as head of the Counter-Intelligence Wing of ISI from January 2017 to April 2019.
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Faiz Hameed has remained GOC of 16 infantry divisions at Pano Akil Cantonment from June 2015 to January 2017 and DG Inter-Services Intelligence from June 2019 to 6 October 2021.
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Faiz Hameed served as Corp Commander In Peshawar and Bahawalpur until his retirement.
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Major-General Faiz Hameed served as head of the ISI, better known as from 2017 to 2019.
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Later as Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed served as Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence from June 2019 to 6 October 2021.
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Lt Gen Faiz Hameed is best known for the role of chief spymaster.
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From 2017 to 2019, Major-General Faiz Hameed served as Director General Counter-Intelligence Directorate of ISI.
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Faiz Hameed's mediation was taken as action beyond his constitutional mandate due to which Hameed confronted with severe criticism.
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Faiz Hameed was instrumental in engaging with the Taliban both in Doha and in Afghanistan.
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Faiz Hameed's visit was pivotal in mitigating internal power rivalry among various Taliban factions.
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Faiz Hameed reportedly mediated among Taliban factions in their process of appointments for key portfolios such as the head of the state or head of the government, choosing Mullah Hasan Akhund instead of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar while ensuring bulk of ministerial positions for Haqqanis.
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In 2018, the Islamabad High Court's dismissed judge, Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who accused Faiz Hameed of manipulating judicial proceedings in the Panama Papers case involving former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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Siddiqui claimed that Faiz Hameed, who was serving as the DG-C of ISI at the time, sought a bench of his preference to hear appeals related to Nawaz Sharif and his family.
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On 12 August 2024, Faiz Hameed had been arrested, according to a statement from the Pakistani military, and charged with corruption.
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Faiz Hameed was at the center of controversy over appointment of his successor as Director-General of ISI in late 2021.
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Rumors became more substantiated when Faiz Hameed attended the National Security Committee meeting instead of the expected new Director-General.
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Faiz Hameed noted that the army chief and the prime minister agreed on following correct procedures of appointment according to the Constitution.
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Malik Aamir Dogar, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, later said in a talk show that PM Imran Khan wanted Faiz Hameed to continue as DG ISI for some more months after taking into consideration Faiz Hameed's expertise on the situation in Afghanistan.
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Faiz Hameed is facing potential court-martial following an investigation into his alleged misconduct in the Top City Case.
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On 12 August 2024, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations issued a press release disclosing Faiz Hameed's detention, saying that Faiz Hameed had been taken into military custody and the process for his court martial has been initiated in connection with the Top City housing scheme scandal.
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Faiz Hameed is the first head of the ISI to undergo a court-martial.