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 Narcotics Control. 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 Narcotics Control
Assumed office
February 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
Nationality Pakistan
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.[9]

Early life

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.[13]

See also

References
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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.
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  11. "Man who patrolled streets as milk seller to uncover corrupt cops takes charge as new IG". Tribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. "AD Khawaja appointed new IG Sindh". Tribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. Feb 21, 2020 09:03am (2020-02-21). "AD Khawaja to head narcotics division - Pakistan". Dawn.Com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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