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Zaheerul Islam Politician

Not to be confused with the retired Pakistani army general Zaheerul Islam Abbasi. Zaheerul Islam ﻇﻬﻴﺮ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence Incumbent Assumed office March 2012 President Asif Ali Zardari Preceded by Ahmad Shuja Pasha Military service Allegiance 22x20px Pakistan Service/branch Pakistan Army Rank Lieutenant General Commands Deputy DG ISI Commander V Corps Awards Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Lieutenant-General Zaheerul IslamHI(M) is the current Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI); he was appointed to the position on 9 March 2012. Islam took over the position from his predecessor Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who left on 18 March. At the time of his appointment, he was serving as the Corps Commander V Corps, Karachi. Islam comes from a family with a prominent military background. His father retired as a brigadier in the Pakistan Army, while his three brothers and his brother-in-law Major Ejaz Aziz also retired as military officers. In addition, he is a nephew of the Indian National Army general and politician Shah Nawaz Khan, who was also the adoptive maternal grandfather of Bollywood film actor Shahrukh Khan. However, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) refused to acknowledge any distant familial links between Zaheerul Islam and Shahrukh Khan.