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)

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 in January 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.

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