Hamid Gul
Pakistani general (1936-2015) · Died at 78
Hamid Gul is read about 195 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to September 23, 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?Hamid Gul was a Pakistani military officer and defence analyst. A three-star general, Gul was notable for serving as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, between 1987 and 1989.
Also in Deutsch
Photos 2
About this person
Hamid Gul was a Pakistani military officer and defence analyst. A three-star general, Gul was notable for serving as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, between 1987 and 1989. During his tenure, Gul played an instrumental role in directing ISI support to the Afghan mujahideen against Soviet forces in return for funds and weapons from the US, during the Soviet-Afghan War, in co-operation with the CIA.
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.