Syed Zaid Hamid

Early life and education Hamid was born on March 14, 1964, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan to a Bihari Muhajir father and a Kashmiri Muslim mother.

Political views and conspiracy theories Hamid's views on politics and security have been widely criticized for promoting conspiracy theories, xenophobia and hate speech towards Hindus and Jews. He has also been linked to Yusuf Ali who was sentenced to death for blasphemy for claiming prophethood. Hamid has distanced himself from these claims. He showed to the media the emails that he claims were sent by Zaid Hamid to different army officers asking to 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."

Hamid claims that the 2008 Mumbai attacks in India by the Lashkar-e-Taiba, were actually part of a plan hatched by "Hindu Zionists", and that it was an attempt by the Indians to stage a false flag attack, which he also accuses the 9/11 attacks of being.

On May 27, 2011, he claimed on the News One TV channel that Ajmal Kasab's, the only 26/11 perpetrator arrested alive, was actually Amar Singh and a Sikh and a Research and Analysis Wing agent. He also called him a Bharatiya Janata Party terrorist.

In May 2020, Zaid Hamid said that the COVID-19 vaccine will rid the Muslims of Islamic spirit and that COVID is less dangerous than flu. Adding that Bill Gates wanted to kill the people of the region.

Arrest in Saudi Arabia (2015) In June 2015, Hamid was arrested in Saudi Arabia for opposing the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war. He was visiting the Kingdom on a private tour with family when he was arrested. On July 1, 2015, media sources began citing unconfirmed reports that Hamid had been sentenced to 8 years in prison, and 1,000 or 1,200 lashes, for criticizing the Saudi government. Media reports later claimed these reports about the sentence could not be verified. The Pakistan embassy officially requested consular access and information about the charges against Hamid. He was released in early October 2015 due to lack of evidence and baseless allegation of spying for Iran. Hamid alleges that the allegation of spying was hatched by India's spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW).

Books His books include:

Urdu Pākistān : ek ʻishq, ek junūn. Booklet describing account of freedom struggle for Pakistan. Islām kā siyāsī taṣavvur : Pākistān men̲ maz̲habī o firqahvārānah tashaddud. Booklet on political thoughts in Islam, includes a brief history of sectarian violence in Pakistan from 1979 to 1996. Dahshat gardī ke k̲h̲ilāf Amrīkī jang. Critical study of war on terror. Hindū ṣaihūnīyat. Critical study of Pak-India relations from ancient times to 21st century. Yahūdī aur ʻĪsāʼī Ṣaihūnīyat. Booklet on alleged Jewish and Christian conspiracies against Muslims. Maujūdah Pāk Afghān taʻalluqāt, ek tārīk̲h̲ almīyah. Historical study of Pakistan and Afghanistan relations; critical review. Iqbal Purisrar. On the life and thought of Muhammad Iqbal. Halqa-E-Yaran. A novel concerning matters of spirituality, in the spirit of Ashfaq Ahmed. Khilafat-e-Rashida. On the Rashidun caliphs, their system of governance and justice.

English Mumbai : dance of the devil : Hindu Zionists, Mumbai attacks, and the Indian dossier against Pakistan From Indus to Oxus : memoirs. Memoirs of author highlighting his role in Soviet-Afghan war, 1979–1989; includes his visits and meeting with Afghan leaders in Afghanistan during 1986–1992. Later translated into Urdu by himself as Daryā e Sindh sai daryā e Āmū tak : yād'dāshtīn̲.