Malik Saad | |
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Birth name | Malik Muhammad Saad Khan |
Born | Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), West-Pakistan | 19 May 1959
Died | 27 January 2007 47) Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province | (aged
Buried | Kohat, North-West Frontier Province (now-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Service/ | Police Service of Pakistan |
Years of service | 1983–2007 |
Rank | Deputy Inspector General |
Unit | Frontier Police – Peshawar Branch |
Commands held | Chief Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) DG Peshawar Development Authority Adminis. Municipal Corporation Commandant Frontier Reserve Police |
Battles/wars | 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 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.
See also
References and external links
- Malik Saad Shaheed Sports Trust Web Site
- Malik Saad memorial web site
- Durrani pays tribute to Mailk Saad Federal minister pays tribute to Saad
- THE NEWS: NWFP loses its finest cop
- Saadi: A man always in a hurry
- December 2006 Peshawar
- January 2007 Peshawar
- NY Times Peshawar 2007
- Frontier Insurgency Spills Into Peshawar
- Malik Saad 3rd Death Anniversary on YouTube
- The Memory Lives On
- NWFP loses a fine cop
- Saad the Martyr
- Two Fine Police Officers