Faiz Ali Chishti (Urdu: فیض علی چشتی;[1] 1927 – 23 December 2024) was a Pakistani Lieutenant General and Corps commander of X Corps.
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.
Islam, Democracy and the Army in Pakistan [9] detailing President Zia-ul-Haq and the 1977 Pakistani military coup.
[10][11] 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.