The curious case of General Rani and ISI Chief Pakistan's original "General Rani" Who was Aqleem Akhtar is said to be linked to the present ISI Chief Faiz Hameed. General Rani was considered to be perhaps the most powerful woman in Pakistan. By IANS India slams PAK over issue of terrorism at UNHRC While the curious case of General Rani linked to the present ISI Chief Faiz Hameed has erupted, Pakistan's original General Rani was Aqleem Akhtar. According to a report in Friday Times, in the late 1960s, she began being called General Rani (the Queen General). Between 1969 and 1971 she was considered to be perhaps the most powerful woman in Pakistan.