Muhammad Riaz Khan
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Muhammad Riaz Khan
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| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
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 Pakistan Army |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands held | Adjutant-General of the Pakistan Army Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence |
General Muhammad Riaz Khan (Urdu/Punjabi: محمد ریاض خان) was a Pakistan Army general. He notably served as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from 1977 to 1979.[1][2][3] Prior to that, he served at the General Headquarters as Adjutant-General of the Pakistan Army.[4]
Riaz was well-regarded amongst the military establishment, and described as "religious minded, scrupulously honest, thoroughly professional and a committed soldier... a man of unimpeachable honesty and integrity."[4] Although he presided over the ISI for a short term, his tenure, which occurred during Zia's regime coincided with a tumultuous period in Pakistan–U.S. relations: Bhutto's execution, the Carter administration's sanctions against Pakistan's nuclear program, the U.S. embassy burning in Islamabad, the Soviet buildup in Afghanistan, and the CIA's expanding cooperation with ISI.[4]
Riaz died that same year in 1979 from cardiac arrest. His post was seceded by Akhtar Abdur Rahman.[4]
His son-in-law, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, became a prominent politician and was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2017.[1][5]
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| Preceded by | Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence 1977–1979 |
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