Faiz Ali Chishti

{{Short description|Pakistani general (1927–2024)}}

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Faiz Ali Chishti ({{langx|ur|فیض علی چشتی}};{{Cite web

| url = https://urdu.samaa.tv/2087326778

| title = لیفٹیننٹ جنرل ( ر ) فیض علی چشتی طویل علالت کے بعد انتقال کر گئے

| last = HAKEEM

| first = YASIR

| date = 23 December 2024

| website = samaa.tv

| publisher = Samaa

| access-date = 23 December 2024

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}} 1927 – 23 December 2024) was a Pakistani Lieutenant General and Corps commander of X Corps.{{cite news |title=SMOKERS’ CORNER: BEHIND ZIA’S IRON MASK|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1379399/smokers-corner-behind-zias-iron-mask|work=dawn}}{{cite news |title=What exactly were the ex-servicemen of Pakistan doing while in service?|url=http://pakteahouse.net/2008/06/18/what-exactly-were-the-ex-servicemen-of-pakistan-doing-while-in-service/|work=pakteahouse}}{{cite news |title=Chishti demands death penalty for ex-generals

|url=https://nation.com.pk/01-Jan-2009/chishti-demands-death-penalty-for-exgenerals|work=nation.com.pk}}{{cite news |title=Lt General Faiz Ali Chisti’s wife expires|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/373361|work=nation.com.pk}} He was born in Punjab in 1927. He joined the British Indian army in 1946 as an artillery officer and later joined the Pakistani army after partition in 1947. He was from 60 Medium Regiment Artillery in which he was later posted as CO (Commanding Officer).

Chishti was the architect of the 1977 martial law imposed in Pakistan, commanding the Corps of Military Police that held many political prisoners at that time.{{cite news |title=Murshid, Marwa Na Daina|url=http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/murshid-marwa-na-daina/|work=newslinemagazine}}{{cite news |title=A leaf from history: Zia’s planned precision|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1094957|work=dawn}}{{cite news |title=Pakistan’s General Problem |url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/world/pakistan-s-general-problem |work=openthemagazine}} He wrote the book Betrayals of Another Kind. Islam, Democracy and the Army in Pakistan {{cite news |title=Betrayals of Another Kind. Islam, Democracy and the Army in Pakistan.|url=https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=5349825405&searchurl=sortby%3D17%26an%3Dlt%2Bgen%2Bfaiz%2Bali%2Bchishti&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1|work=abebooks}} detailing President Zia-ul-Haq and the 1977 Pakistani military coup.{{cite news |title=Professionalism and Discipline of Armed Forces in a Society with Repeated Military Interventions — Case of Pakistani Armed Forces|url=http://www.defencejournal.com/2003/jan/military.htm|work=defencejournal}}{{cite news |title=Pakistan's Black Day|url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/pakistans-black-day/|work=thediplomat}} He died after a prolonged illness at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) Rawalpindi Cantt, on 23 December 2024, at the age of 97.[https://www.urdupoint.com/daily/livenews/2024-12-23/news-4274096.html لیفٹیننٹ جنرل (ر) فیض علی چشتی طویل علالت کے بعد راولپنڈی میں انتقال کرگئے] {{in lang|ur}}