Riaz Hussain (general)

Riaz Hussain
ریاض حسین
8th Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence
In office
October 1959  May 1966
Preceded byMuhammad Hayat
Succeeded byMuhammad Akbar Khan
1st Governor of Balochistan
In office
1 July 1970  25 December 1971
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGhous Bakhsh Raisani
Sub-Administrator Martial Law Sector
No. 5 Zone B
In office
11 April 1961  25 September 1961
Succeeded byDesmond Peter
Personal details
Died5 February 1972
Military service
Branch/service British Indian Army (1941-47)
 Pakistan Army (1947-71)
Years of service1941—1971
RankLieutenant General

Riaz Hussain was a Pakistani former three-star rank general who served as the eight Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence from 1959 to 1966. He served as the first Governor of Balochistan from 1970 to 1971 in the military regime of President General Yahya Khan.