Malik Saad Explained

Malik Saad
Birth Date:1959 5, df=yes
Placeofburial:Kohat, North-West Frontier Province (now-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Birth Place:Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), West-Pakistan
Death Place:Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province
Birth Name:Malik Muhammad Saad Khan
Branch:Police Service of Pakistan
Serviceyears:1983–2007
Rank: Deputy Inspector General
Unit:Frontier Police – Peshawar Branch
Commands:Chief Capital City Police Officer (CCPO)
DG Peshawar Development Authority
Adminis. Municipal Corporation
Commandant Frontier Reserve Police
Battles:War in Northern West-Pakistan
Awards:Nishan-e-Shujaat (2007)

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]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 28 January 2023 . Tributes paid to Shaheed Malik Saad, others on 16th martyrdom anniversary . 2024-06-23 . The Balochistan Times . ProQuest.