Lieutenant General Zahir ul Islam

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Lieutenant General
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)
gptkbp:awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz_(Military)
gptkbp:birthDate 1956
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:children Two children
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:X_Corps
gptkbp:communityPartnerships U.S.-Pakistan_relations
gptkbp:education gptkb:Pakistan_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant General Zahir ul Islam
gptkbp:influencedBy Military_leadership_in_Pakistan
gptkbp:internationalRelations Pakistan's_foreign_policy
gptkbp:knownFor Counter-terrorism operations
gptkbp:leadership Decisive
Senior military advisor
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Tamgha-e-Bisalat
gptkb:Command_and_Staff_College
Infantry
Lieutenant General
Counter-insurgency
General Officer
Operation Zarb-e-Azb
Extensive experience in intelligence
Significant impact on military policy
Career_officer_in_Pakistan_Army
Influential_figure_in_Pakistan_Army
gptkbp:militaryService Over 34 years
Various operations against militants
gptkbp:nationality Pakistani
gptkbp:position Director_General_of_Inter-Services_Intelligence_(ISI)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Ashfaq_Parvez_Kayani
gptkbp:promotions Lieutenant General
Major General
gptkbp:publicSpeaking Military conferences
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:retired 2014
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1980-2014
gptkbp:spouse Name not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:strategicGoals Intelligence and security
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Raheel_Sharif
Director_General_of_ISI
gptkbp:termEnd 2014
gptkbp:termStart 2012
gptkbp:training Border security