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Revision as of 22:06, 3 January 2009

Ahmad Shuja Pasha
Pasha (right) next to Gen. Ashfaq Kayani on the USS Abraham Lincoln talking with Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Pasha (right) next to Gen. Ashfaq Kayani on the USS Abraham Lincoln talking with Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
AllegiancePakistan Pakistan
Service / branchPakistan Army (PA-16010)[1]
Years of service1973 -
RankLieutenant General
UnitInfantry (FF Regiment)
CommandsCommand and Staff College, Quetta
DG Military Operations (DGMO)
DG Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
Battles / warsSierra Leone Civil War
War in North-West Pakistan
AwardsHilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha (born 1952)[2] is the current Director of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's premier intelligence service.[3]

Background

Pasha has commanded an infantry division, a mechanized infantry brigade, an infantry battalion and has served as the Chief Instructor & Commandant of the Command and Staff College of the Pakistani Army. From 2001-2002, General Pasha served as a Contingent and Sector Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone. Pasha was also selected as Military Adviser to Secretary General of United Nations however due to his commitments in Pakistan never joined the UN.[2] From 2005 to September 2008 Pasha was the director general of military operations for the Pakistani army.[4]

ISI appointment

The newly elected civilian government of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani tried for two months to gain control of the appointment for the director of the ISI as well as place the agency under the administrative, financial, and operational control of the Interior Ministry.[5] However, the attempt failed when Chief of the Army, General Kayani appointed Pasha on September 29, 2008.[6] [3] Pasha’s prior post was responsible for planning operations against Taliban and al-Qaeda militants in the FATA and NWFP provinces of Pakistan, signaling a reorientation from the ISI's traditional Kashmir/India focus.[7] Pasha was appointed director of the ISI at Washington's behest;[8] Pasha is closely allied to General Kayani, the CIA, and holds anti-Taliban views.[8][6] The United States Government had pressured Pakistan to replace Nadeem Taj, the prior chief of the ISI, whom they claimed as “double dealing” with militants with a more acceptable candidate like Pasha.[9][10] Additionally, Pasha’s appointment was part of a wider Chief of the Army reappointment shake-up that solidified General Kayani’s loyalty among the military as all prior appointees were done by former President and Chief of the Army Pervez Musharraf.[3]

In the wake of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Pasha prepared to go to India to share intelligence after a request from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,[11] constituting the first time the head of the ISI travelled to there to help the investigation of a terrorist attack,[12] but later on it was decided by Pakistani authorities that Instead of Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), his representative will visit India to help Indian government in the investigations of Mumbai mayhem.[13]

References

  1. ^ "2006 Independence Day Medal Recipients" Gazette of Pakistan, 14 August, 2006
  2. ^ a b Secretary-General Appointees Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha of Pakistan as Military Adviser, Dep. Of Peacekeeping Operations United Nations
  3. ^ a b c Kayani shakes up army command , By Iftikhar A. Khan, Dawn (newspaper), October 2, 2008
  4. ^ “Pakistan Picks New Chief For Intelligence Agency” by Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, retrieved September 30, 2008
  5. ^ Welcome change of guard at ISI Editorial, Daily Times (Pakistan), retrieved October 2, 2008
  6. ^ a b “Pakistan Names New Intelligence Chief” By Jane Perlez, The New York Times, retrieved September 30, 2008
  7. ^ Anti-terror chief ousted in Pakistan By Farhan Bokhari, Financial Times, retrieved October 2, 2008
  8. ^ a b The fight goes on, militants tell Pakistan by Syed Saleem Shahzad, Asia Times Online, retrieved September 30, 2008
  9. ^ ISI chief urged to quit as battle rages at border by Bruce Loudon, The Australian, retrieved September 30, 2008
  10. ^ US behind change of guard in ISI? The Times of India, retrieved October 2, 2008
  11. ^ "ISI chief to visit India: PM's office". Geo TV. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  12. ^ "ISI chief to visit India to coordinate in investigation". Hindustan Times. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  13. ^ "DG ISI representative to visit India: PM". Geo TV. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
Military offices
Preceded by Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence
2008-present; 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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