Allah Dino Khawaja

Allah Dino Khawaja (a.k.a. A.D. Khawaja) (Sindhi: الله ڏنو خواجا) is a Pakistani police officer who serves in BPS-22 grade as the Federal Secretary for Ministry of Human Rights. A.D Khawaja is batchmates with prominent bureaucrats namely Fawad Hasan Fawad (PAS), Rizwan Ahmed (PAS), Sikandar Sultan Raja (PAS) and Hussain Asghar (PSP).[1][2][3][4][5]

Allah Dino Khawaja
Federal Secretary for Ministry of Human Rights
In office
August 2021 – August 2023
Appointed byImran Khan
Karachi Member of Federal Ombudsman Secretariat
In office
September 2020 – August 2021
Federal Secretary for Ministry of Narcotics Control
In office
February 2020 – September 2020
Appointed byImran Khan
Inspector General of Motorway & National Highways Police
In office
September 2018 – February 2020
Appointed byImran Khan
Inspector General of Sindh Police
In office
14 March 2016 – 13 June 2018
Appointed byNawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born26th April 1965
Tando Muhammad Khan
Nationality Pakistan
ChildrenAziz Ali Khowaja
Alma materCadet College Petaro
University of Sindh

Khawaja had taken some serious decisions and implemented the National Action Plan of Pakistan and Karachi operation during his tenure as Inspector General of Sindh Police from March 2016 to June 2018.[6][7][8] In February 2020, Khawaja earned the rare honour for a police officer to head a federal ministry when he was posted as Federal Secretary for Narcotics Control, an office he held for 7 months.[9]

Early life and family

Khawaja belongs to a village[10] in Tando Muhammad Khan district. He was enrolled in Cadet College Petaro, from where he completed his Intermediate[10] in 1982. After that, Khawaja completed his Master’s in Criminology from University of Sindh.[11]

Career

Khawaja has served as SSP in various districts of Sindh and worked in Karachi as DIG in districts South and East. He also rendered his services in Intelligence Bureau (IB) as a joint director.[10]

He was also posted as DIG for telecommunication and director for Sindh’s anti-corruption department. Khawaja also worked as personal staff officer for two chief ministers, Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah and Syed Abdullah Ali Shah.[11]

Khawaja was appointed to the position of IGP Sindh in March 2016 and served as the provincial top cop till June 2018. In September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Khawaja as the Inspector General of the National Highways & Motorway Police where he served till February 2020.[12]

In February 2020, Khawaja earned the rare honour for a police officer to head a federal ministry when he was posted as Federal Secretary for Narcotics Control, an office he held for a period of 7 months.[13]

Khawaja has also served as the Commandant of the National Police Academy in Islamabad.[14]

Khawaja currently serves as the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Human Rights.

Khawaja has made history, since he is the first Sindhi to ever become a Federal Secretary and first Pakistani Police Officer to head a Ministry twice.

See also

References
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  2. Fawad Hasan Fawad (PAS),
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  8. Imdad Soomro. "Sindh Police constables appointed on merit this time". THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  9. "AD Khawaja to head narcotics division". DAWN.COM. February 21, 2020.
  10. "Time To See The New Face Of The Sindh Police Department". Parhlo.com. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. "Man who patrolled streets as milk seller to uncover corrupt cops takes charge as new IG". Tribune.com.pk. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. "AD Khawaja appointed new IG Sindh". Tribune.com.pk. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. "AD Khawaja to head narcotics division - Pakistan". Dawn.Com. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  14. "Ex-IGP Sindh A.D.Khawaja Posted As Member Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat Karachi". UrduPoint.
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