Moinuddin Haider

Promoted to brigadier in 1983, he left for the UK to attend Royal College of Defence Studies course in 1984 and was the first Pakistani officer whose thesis was published in Seaford House papers.^{[citation needed]} He was appointed director military training at GHQ in 1986 and was closely associated with planning of Zarb-e-Momin.^{[citation needed]}

As a two-star, Haider commanded the 33rd Infantry Division at Quetta from 1989 to 1991.^{[citation needed]} He then stayed as the Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS) at the GHQ from 1991 to 1993. After becoming a three-star general, he first served as the Adjutant General (AG) from 1993 to 1996, and then as the Corps Commander Lahore from 1996 to 1997. In the last days of his tenure as Corps Commander Lahore he was appointed Governor Sindh.^{[citation needed]}

After retirement in March 1997, he was installed as the Governor of Sindh province by the Nawaz Sharif government.^{[citation needed]} In October 1998, he assumed all powers and functions of the state government and took place as the Chief Executive of Sindh after the sacking of Liaquat Ali Jatoi’s unpopular government and imposition of Governor's rule. He continued to serve as the governor until June 1999 when he was replaced by Mamnoon Hussain.^{[citation needed]} At the onset of military coup in October 1999, General Pervez Musharraf, a junior to Haider as he belonged to 29th PMA Long Course, put Haider as the Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan. He continued to lead the powerful ministry until the 2002 October elections, when Faisal Saleh Hayat replaced him.^{[citation needed]} During his time as Interior Minister he was very involved in hunting down and bringing to justice the killers of American Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. He was also involved in crackdown against militants and banned organisations, which led to the assassination of his brother in Karachi.^{[citation needed]} During his tenure his work was not just limited to his ministry, but he also played a major role in foreign relations, visiting several countries and interacting with heads of states.^{[citation needed]}

Moinuddin Haider is the graduate of PAF Public School Lower Topa and is the current patron in chief of the Lower Topa Old Boys Association (LOBA).^[8] He is currently Chairman of Fatimid Foundation. He has also adopted several schools and is on the board of many universities and colleges. He continues to appear on the media frequently and his name was on top of the list issued by ISPR for representation on media.^{[citation needed]} He is married and has three children.