Malik Saad

Malik Muhammad Saad Khan Shaheed (19 May 1959 – 27 January 2007), was one-star rank senior police officer, engineer, and former Chief Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) of Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. He was in charge of security in the provincial capital of Peshawar. He was killed in a suicide bomb attack while on duty reviewing security arrangements during a Shia procession during the Islamic month of Muharram on 27 January 2007.[1]

Malik Saad
Deputy.IG Malik Saad
Birth nameMalik Muhammad Saad Khan
Born(1959-05-19)19 May 1959
Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), West-Pakistan
Died27 January 2007(2007-01-27) (aged 47)
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province
Buried
Kohat, North-West Frontier Province (now-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branchPolice Service of Pakistan
Years of service1983–2007
Rank Deputy Inspector General
UnitFrontier Police – Peshawar Branch
Commands heldChief Capital City Police Officer (CCPO)
DG Peshawar Development Authority
Adminis. Municipal Corporation
Commandant Frontier Reserve Police
Battles/warsWar in Northern West-Pakistan
AwardsNishan-e-Shujaat (2007)

Death and legacy

Still young Malik Saad was martyred in a suicide attack on 27 January 2007. His funeral was attended by over 200,000 people and his legacy remains an integral part of the history of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and the Civil Services of Pakistan.

Honors

Numerous buildings and charities have been named after him, including the Malik Muhammad Saad Khan Shaheed flyover, a project which Malik Saad personally began during his tenure as DG CD&MDD and the Peshawar Police Lines, which was renamed the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines in his honour. Malik Saad was awarded the Nishan-e-Shujaat, the highest civilian award for gallantry.

See also

References
  1. "Tributes paid to Shaheed Malik Saad, others on 16th martyrdom anniversary". The Balochistan Times. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via ProQuest.
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