Allah Dino Khawaja Explained

Allah Dino Khawaja
Birth Date:26 April 1965
Office:Federal Secretary for Ministry of Human Rights
Term Start:August 2021
Office1:Karachi Member of Federal Ombudsman Secretariat
Term Start1:September 2020
Term End1:August 2021
Office2:Federal Secretary for Ministry of Narcotics Control
Term Start2:February 2020
Term End2:September 2020
Appointer2:Imran Khan
Office4:Inspector General of Motorway & National Highways Police
Term Start4:September 2018
Term End4:February 2020
Appointer4:Imran Khan
Office5:Inspector General of Sindh Police
Term Start5:14 March 2016
Term End5:13 June 2018
Appointer5:Nawaz Sharif
Birth Place:Tando Muhammad Khan
Alma Mater:Cadet College Petaro
University of Sindh
Term End:August 2023
Children:Aziz Ali Khowaja
Status:Commandant National Police Academy
Appointer:Imran Khan

Allah Dino Khawaja (A.D. Khawaja) 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]

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 Police Officer to head a Ministry twice.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A tale of patties and pastries . Tribune.com.pk. 14 June 2018 . 9 August 2018.
  2. [Fawad Hasan Fawad]
  3. Web site: Farewell dinner for former IGP A.D Khawaja – Business Recorder . 2018-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180809184242/https://www.brecorder.com/2018/07/21/429883/farewell-dinner-for-former-igp-a-d-khawaja/amp/ . 2018-08-09 . dead .
  4. Web site: AD Khawaja appointed new IG Sindh . 12 March 2016 . Tribune.com.pk. 9 November 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109084229/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1064462/ad-khawaja-appointed-new-ig-sindh/. 9 November 2017.
  5. Web site: 15th Common officials — a 'darling' group of ruling govt. Pakistantoday.com.pk. 3 January 2018 . 6 May 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014648/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/01/03/15-common-of-bureaucracy-a-darling-group-of-ruling-government/. 14 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Sindh Police. Sindhpolice.gov.pk. 2018-05-24.
  7. Web site: Sindh Police Official Website. Sindhpolice.gov.pk. 2018-05-24.
  8. News: Imdad Soomro. Sindh Police constables appointed on merit this time. 4 January 2017. THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104013726/https://www.thenews.com.pk//print/158798-Sindh-Police-constables-appointed-on-merit-this-time. 4 January 2017.
  9. Web site: AD Khawaja to head narcotics division. February 21, 2020. DAWN.COM.
  10. Web site: Time To See The New Face Of The Sindh Police Department. Parhlo.com. 14 March 2016 . 27 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041331/https://www.parhlo.com/time-to-see-the-new-face-of-the-sindh-police-department/amp/. 28 March 2018.
  11. Web site: Man who patrolled streets as milk seller to uncover corrupt cops takes charge as new IG . Tribune.com.pk. 12 March 2016 . 27 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328111555/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1064716/man-who-patrolled-streets-as-milk-seller-to-uncover-corrupt-cops-takes-charge-as-new-ig/?amp=1. 28 March 2018.
  12. Web site: AD Khawaja appointed new IG Sindh . Tribune.com.pk. 12 March 2016 . 27 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328114303/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1064462/ad-khawaja-appointed-new-ig-sindh/?amp=1. 28 March 2018.
  13. Web site: AD Khawaja to head narcotics division - Pakistan . Dawn.Com . 2020-02-21 . 2020-03-16.
  14. Web site: Ex-IGP Sindh A.D.Khawaja Posted As Member Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat Karachi. UrduPoint.