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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][2]
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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 | 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) |
Still young Malik Saad was martyred in a suicide attack on 27 January 2007.[3] 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.[4][5]
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.[citation needed]
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