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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
CommandsChief 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)
Alma materCadet College Kohat

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][2]

Death and legacy

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Still young Malik Saad was martyred in a suicide attack on 27 January 2007.[3] 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.[4][5]

Honors

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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.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tributes paid to Shaheed Malik Saad, others on 16th martyrdom anniversary". The Balochistan Times. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/1809152
  3. ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/1809152#:~:text=Malik%20Saad%20had%20embraced%20martyrdom%20along%20with%20other%20police%20officials%20in%20a%20suicide%20attack%20in%20Qissa%20Khawani%20Bazaar%20of%20Peshawar%20on%20January%2027%2C%202007.%20They%20were%20guarding%20a%20Muharram%20procession.
  4. ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/1809152
  5. ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/691096/malik-saad-the-memory-lives-on
Preceded by
Haji Habib ur Rehman
Chief Capital City Police Officer Peshawar
August 2006 – January 2007
Succeeded by
Abdul Majeed Khan Marwat
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