Roedad Khan

Roedad Khan
رؤداد خان
Khan in 2010
Minister of Accountability
In office
6 August 1990 – 18 April 1993
PresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Secretary General Ministry of Interior
In office
17 August 1988 – 6 August 1990
PresidentMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Prime MinisterMuhammad Junejo
Interior Secretary of Pakistan
In office
16 September 1978 – 17 August 1988
PresidentMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism
In office
3 August 1973 – 16 September 1978
PresidentFazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Prime MinisterZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism
In office
25 March 1969 – 20 December 1971
PresidentYahya Khan
Pakistan Secretary of Industries and Production
In office
27 October 1958 – 25 March 1969
PresidentMuhammad Ayub Khan
Personal details
Born(1923-09-28)28 September 1923
Mardan, North-West Frontier Province, British India[1]
Died21 April 2024(2024-04-21) (aged 100)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Resting placeH-11 Graveyard, Islamabad, Pakistan
NationalityUnited Kingdom British Indian
(1923–1947)
Pakistan Pakistani
(1947–2024)
ResidenceIslamabad
Education
OccupationCivil servant[1]

Roedad Khan (28 September 1923 – 21 April 2024) was a Pakistani politician and civil servant. He was a leading figure in Pakistan from the start to the end of the Cold War. During his long career, Khan was one of the most senior civil servants of Pakistan.[2][3][1]

Khan joined the Civil Services of Pakistan in 1949 and has held several appointments, including those of Chief Secretary Sindh, Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Managing Director PTV, Information Secretary of Pakistan, Secretary Ministry of Labour, Secretary Ministry of Tourism, Interior Secretary of Pakistan, Secretary General Ministry of Interior, Federal Minister of Accountability and Adviser to the PM of Pakistan and the President of Pakistan.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Dawn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Khan, Aurangzaib (25 February 2015). "Herald Exclusive: The whole Roedad". DAWN.COM.
  3. ^ Reeves, Philip (25 March 2009). "In Pakistan, A Government Official-Turned-Protester". National Public Radio (U.S. Radio website). Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2017.