This is an accepted version of this page Political analyst[3] Security Consultant [4] Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid (Urdu: سید زید زمان حامد), better known as Zaid Hamid, is a Pakistani far-right, radical Islamist political commentator and conspiracy theorist.
[8] Zaid was born on March 14, 1964, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan to a Bihari Muhajir father and a Kashmiri Muslim mother.
"[13] A number of Pakistani journalists, writers and Islamic scholars[citation needed] have criticized Hamid and have described his views on politics and security as conspiracy theories.
[19] He showed to the media the emails that he claims were sent by Zaid Hamid to different Army officers asking them for a revolt against their own chief.
He said "Zaid Hamid is a quisling and enemy of Islam and Pakistan, who had plotted unsuccessfully to assassinate the pro-democracy army chief Gen Kayani.
"[19] Khalid further claimed that Zaid's hit list also contained the names of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and others from the media and the judiciary.
[21] On July 1, 2015, media sources began citing unconfirmed reports that Hamid has been sentenced to 8 years in prison, and 1,000 or 1,200 lashes, for criticizing the Saudi government.