Syed Shahid Hamid
| Syed Shahid Hamid | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Syed Shahid Hamid |
| Nickname(s) | Master General |
| Born |
17 September 1910 Lucknow, India |
| Died | 12 March 1993 (aged 82) Rawalpindi Punjab province, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
|
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
|
| Years of service | 1934–1964 |
| Rank |
 Major-General
|
| Commands held |
Master General of Ordnance (MGO) Adjutant-General (AG) Additional DG Inter Services Intelligence DG Military Intelligence Chief Instructor Command and Staff College |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Jurat |
World War II
Major General Syed Shahid Hamid (Urdu: سید شاہد حامد) HJ (17 September 1910 – 12 March 1993) was a 2 star general in the Pakistan Army and a close associate of President Ayub Khan. He played an instrumental role in bringing Field Marshal Ayub Khan to power in the 1958 coup d'état that overthrew the government of President Major-General Iskander Mirza. Hamid was the first Master General of Ordnance (MGO) of the Pakistan Army. He also authored numerous books, most notably Autobiography of a General.
He was the uncle of the Bombay-born British novelist, Salman Rushdie, a fierce critic of the ISI that Gen. Hamid founded.
Syed Shahid Hamid was born in Lucknow, India. He went to school at the Colvin Taluqdar school (Lucknow) in 1923 before going to the Aligarh Muslim University, where he received a B.A. and an M.A. in Mathematics. He was accepted into the English Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1932. He received a commission onto the Unattached List, Indian Army on 1 February 1934. He arrived in India on 16 February 1934 and was shortly afterwards attached to the 2nd battalion of the Prince of Wales Volunteers (South Lancashire) regiment at Allahbad. On 12 March 1935 he was admitted into the Indian Army and joined the 3rd Cavalry at Meerut. His seniority as a Second Lieutenant was antedated to on 31 August 1933. He was later transferred to the Royal Indian Army Service Corps where he served in Kohat, Fort Sandeman, and Risalpur. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 30 November 1935 and to Captain on 31 August 1941.
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