| Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid Urdu: سید زید الزمان حامد | |
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| Born | March 14, 1964 |
| Residence | Rawalpindi |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Other names | Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid |
| Occupation | Security Consultant & Political commentator |
| Known for | BrassTacks TV Series & Leader: Takmeel-e-Pakistan Movement |
| Religion | Islam |
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Syed Zaiduzzaman Hamid, better known as Zaid Hamid, is a Pakistani security consultant and political commentator.[1][2] His byline in newspaper articles has been Zaid Zaman.[2]
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Zaid was born in Karachi, in 1964. His father, Col. Zaman Hamid (Retd), served in the Pakistan Army. Zaid spent his early life in Karachi. He received a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Computer Systems Engineering from NED University, Karachi in 1980's.[3]
Through his TV programmes, Hamid has claimed that a nexus between India's RAW, the CIA and is responsible for the destabilization of Pakistan. He also claims that the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, were part of a plan hatched by "Hindu Zionists"", and that it was an attempt by the Indians to stage an attack just like the Americans executed the September 11 attacks.[1][2][4][3]
A number of noted Pakistani journalists, writers and Islamic scholars[5] have criticized Hamid and have described his views on politics and security as conspiracy theories.[6][7][8][9]