Imtiaz Ahmed Billa
| Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gujranwala, Punjab Province Pakistan |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
|
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
|
| Years of service | 1969–1992 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier
|
| Unit | Baluch Regiment |
| Commands held |
DG Intelligence Bureau (DGIB) Additional DG Inter-Services Intelligence |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Sun Rise Operation Midnight Jackal Soviet war in Afghanistan Operation Clean-up |
| Awards | Tamgha-e-Basalat (1979) |
Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmed, also known as Imtiaz Billa, is a retired one-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as a former director-general of Intelligence Bureau (I.B.) in the years 1990–93. As a one-star general, Brigadier Imatiaz Ahmad had served as a former senior intelligence operative in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He earned notoriety for his role in the covert Operation Midnight Jackal to destabilise the democratic government of Prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 1989. In a military trial held by Judge Advocate General Branch of Pakistan, the Brigadier was found guilty and was sacked by the Chief of Army Staff General Mirza Aslam Beg. He was imprisoned on corruption charges in 2001 as part of the national accountability drive of former President and Chief of Army Staff General Pervaiz Musharraf.
In August 2009, he gave several television interviews in which he revealed that Jinnahpur conspiracy was fabricated, and gave more details about Operation Midnight Jackal and the Mehran Bank scandal. He is thought to be involved in the killing of General Zia ul Haq and General Akhtar Abdur Rehman in 1988. This was stated by a politician and son of General Akhtar Abdur Rehman Mr. Humayun Akhtar Khan who said that "Brig. Imtiaz is the man who encouraged my father to board the C-130 which later met an accident." However, Imtiaz denies that.
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