Background
Hussain was born in 1914 at Delhi.
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Mirza Hamid Brigadier
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He was educated at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and the "Prince of Wales" Royal Military College RIMC, Dehra Dun.
Career
He was commissioned from the Indian Military Academy in the first batch of 1934 and was attached to a British Battalion, The King"s Shropshire Light Infantry. He saw active service on the Frontier Waziristan Operation where he was mentioned in Dispatches for gallant and distinguished service in the field He served in Iraq and Iran in various senior appointments DADOD 10th Army and Chief Ordnance Officer.
He graduated from Staff College, Quetta, in 1945 and commanded various Ordnance Depots in India.
He was then appointed ADOS in General Headquarters India where he was in charge of Operation and training the Ordnance Service. On the independence of Pakistan in 1947, he opted for Pakistan Army and came to Pakistan as Deputy Director Ordnance Service General Headquarters Rawalpindi.
Later he was appointed Director of Weapon and Equipment in The General Staff Branch General Headquarters and subsequently took over as Director of Staff Duties. On completion of tenure, he was appointed Director of Inter-Services Intelligence, Karachi.
He was selected for Foreign Service in 1951 and was appointed Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign affairs in charge of the Middle East Division.
Later, he became Chief of Protocol. In 1952 he was selected for the appointment of Counselor, Pakistan High Commission, London. He has been counselor in Iraq, Iran and Turkey.
He has been Chare d"Affairs as Joint secretary, Chief of Protocol.
He has been honored with the "Order of Monrovia’ and "Membership of the Civil Merit" from Spain. He is a direct descendant of Nawab Qasim Khan who came to India from Yarkand.
He died in 1987 at the age of 73 in Lahore.
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July 12, 1987 (aged 73)