Career
During his army career, Qazi headed the Inter-Services Intelligence from 1993 to 1995 and Military Intelligence from 1990 to 1991. During his political career, he served as a cabinet minister under President-General Pervez Musharraf, first as Communications Minister (2000–2002) and then as Education Minister (2004–2007). Qazi joined Pakistan Military Academy after graduating from Cadet College Hasan Abdal.
He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army April 1962 in the 25th PMA Long Course in the Regiment of Artillery.
He later rose in his career to be the Directorate General Military Intelligence (DGMI) under General Mirza Aslam Beg in 1990. Promoted to Lieutenant General in 1992, Qazi served as Master-General of Ordnance (MGO) from 1992 to 1993.
He was then brought in to head the intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence by General Abdul Waheed Kakar in May 1993. General Waheed mandated Qazi not only to cleanse the Inter-Services Intelligence of "Islamists" but to rein in the "Jehadis" in Kashmir.
Qazi left the post in 1995 to assume the command of XXX Corps at Gujranwala.
Qazi retired from the army in February 1996 thus relieving the corporations Qazi started his political career after taking over as the Secretary of Science and Technology Division in 1996. He continued this post under Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif till 1997.
He was later inducted as the Secretary of Railways in October 1999 by the new military leader General Pervez Musharraf, which he continued till 2000.
Then he became the Minister of Communications and Railways in addition to Housing and Works from 2000 to 2002. The government later inducted him as Minister of Education in 2004 replacing Zubaida Jalal.
His three-year stint ended in 2007, when the 5-year mandate for PML-Q government ended. Presently he is senator of PMLQ.
