Senior Appointments
Shahid Hamid opted for Pakistan and was inherited in Pakistan Army. As a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1948, he set up the now-famous Inter Services Intelligence from a small office in Karachi. He saw the army in action in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, and had led the military operations in Kashmir. In 1951, at the age of 41, he became the youngest general in the Pakistan army - a record that is still unbeaten. During the 1958 martial law imposed by Field Marshal Ayub Khan, Shahid Hamid was the adjutant-general of the army, and had played an important role in bringing Field Marshal to power in 1958. In 1960, he was made the first Master General of Ordnance (MGO) of the Army. Major General Hamid took retirement from the Army in 1964, and was given an honorary discharge. After his retirement, he went into private business but was summoned back to public life in 1978 by President Zia ul-Haq, under whom he served as a federal cabinet minister for three years.
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