Wajid Zia

Wajid Zia
Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency
In office
November 2019 – 8 June 2021
Appointed byImran Khan
Succeeded bySanaullah Abbasi
Personal details
BornIslamic Republic of Pakistan
ChildrenAbdul Rehman
OccupationCivil servant, Police Service of Pakistan

Wajid Zia is a Pakistani civil servant and police officer who served as BPS-22 grade as the Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency, from November 2019 to June 2021.[1] He has previously served as the Inspector General of Railway Police. He first rose to prominence when he headed the joint investigation team to probe the Panama Papers case in 2017. He belongs to Tehsil Murree of District Rawalpindi.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Wajid Zia, former head of Panamagate JIT, appointed as new FIA chief - Pakistan". Dawn.Com. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. ^ "Panama case: Profiles of JIT members". www.geo.tv.