Guide Note:

Nadeem Taj is a lieutenant general and the current director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence for Pakistan. He was appointed to the post by the country's president, Pervez Musharraf.

Fast Facts:

1. Formerly served as head of military intelligence
2. Appointed as director general on September 21, 2007
3. Was with Musharraf during the assassination attempts in 2003¹
4. Former director general of military intelligence and general officer in command of lahore
5. Taj was the military secretary during the 1999 coup attempt to remove Musharraf from office
6. One of Musharraf’s most trusted allies and is reportedly related to General Musharraf’s wife through marriage²
7. Preceded by Ashfaq Kiyani
8. Considered a moderate³
9. Participated in Pakistan's infantry unit
10. Has been in the Pakistani military since 1972
11. Former chief of the ISI spy agency