Faruk Malik

Faruk Malik (His name was also spelled "Farook".) Indian diplomat Madanjeet Singh concurred, describing him as Pakistani national. In contrast, one of Amin's advisors, Bob Astles, claimed that Malik was a "Pakistani/British Asian" and "London friend" of his.

Malik rose to prominence while serving in the State Research Bureau, a Ugandan intelligence agency and secret police which operated during President Amin's rule (1971–1979).

When the Uganda–Tanzania War erupted in 1978, Malik and his associate Justice Mohamed Said attempted to bolster Amin's government. He was among the last loyalists of the Ugandan government, although both he and Said fled the country before the Fall of Kampala to Tanzanian-led troops in April 1979. The two Pakistanis managed to cross the border to Kenya, although their Mercedes-Benz cars were confiscated by Amin's guards for their own escape.