Nadeem Taj
| Nadeem Taj | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nadeem Taj |
| Born |
29 April 1953 Lahore, Punjab Province, West-Pakistan |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
|
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
|
| Years of service | 1972-2011 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant-General
|
| Service number | (PA-14489) |
| Unit | Punjab Infantry Regiment (11 Punjab) |
| Commands held |
Adjutant-General of Army Military Secretary to the Prime minister DG Military Intelligence (DGMI) DG Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) 11th Army Infantry Division Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul XXX Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 1999 Pakistani coup d'état War in North-West Pakistan |
| Awards |
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Basalat (Tbt) |
Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj Arain, HI(M) (born 29 April 1953) is a retired three-star general in the Pakistan Army who served as its Adjutant General (AG) in the GHQ. Previously, he headed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's premier intelligence agency and Military Intelligence, military's main intelligence body, in addition to Commander of the XXX Corps at Gujranwala.
Taj was commissioned in the Pakistan Army's Punjab Regiment in August 1972 in the 2nd Special War Course. His name came into prominence when he as a Brigadier-General was accompanying the then-Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf on his way back from Sri Lanka on 12 October 1999 when their plane was denied landing at Jinnah Terminal, Karachi, brewing a crisis that ultimately led to overthrow of the elected government of Premier Nawaz Sharif. Taj was also with Musharraf during the assassination attempts on him in December 2003.
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