Rao Sardar Ali Khan
راؤ سردار علی خان
Inspector-General of the Punjab Police
In office
8 September 2021 – 22 July 2022
GovernorChaudhry Mohammad Sarwar
Omer Sarfraz Cheema
Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman
Chief MinisterUsman Buzdar
Hamza Shahbaz
Preceded byInam Ghani
Succeeded byFaisal Shahkar
Personal details
Born
Rao Sardar Ali Khan

(1965-02-21) 21 February 1965
Lodhran, West Pakistan, Pakistan
(now Punjab, Pakistan)
Alma materKing Edward Medical College
Occupation
  • Civil servant
  • police officer
Known forIGP Punjab
Police career
Country Pakistan
AllegiancePolice Service of Pakistan
DepartmentPunjab Police
Intelligence Bureau
BranchPunjab Safe Cities Authority
Service years1990–present
RankInspector-general

Rao Sardar Ali Khan (Urdu: راؤ سردار علی خان; born 21 February 1965) is a Pakistani civil servant and police officer who served as inspector-general of police (IGP) of the Punjab Police. He served from 8 September 2021 to 22 July 2022. He is currently serving as IG of Railway Police of Pakistan. [1]

Early life and education

Rao Sardar Ali Khan was born on 21 February 1965, in Lodhran, Pakistan. His family migrated from Julana, Jind District, Haryana, in 1947.[2] Prior to joining the civil service, he graduated with an MBBS from the King Edward Medical College in Lahore.[2]

Career

Rao Sardar is a graduate of the 18th Common batch of the Civil Service. He was commissioned in the Police Service of Pakistan in 1990 at the age of 25, as an assistant superintendent of police (ASP).[3][2] As ASP, he held postings in Quetta and Bannu, before discharging duties as a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) in Quaidabad, Quetta, Samhari, Jafarabad, and Ferozewala.[3][4] He was promoted to the rank of superintendent (SP), following which he served in various districts of the Punjab including Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan, Chakwal, and Mianwali.[3] Later, he was appointed as the additional inspector-general (AIG) for Development and for Logistics, before being transferred to the Establishment Division in Islamabad.[3][4]

Rao Sardar was then promoted to the rank of deputy inspector-general (DIG), following which he held the posts of DIG for Operations in Lahore,[5] City Police Officer (CPO) in Faisalabad, and Regional Police Officer (RPO) in Sargodha and Bahawalpur.[3] He also worked in the Intelligence Bureau for five years, during which he headed its Punjab branch,[6] and served on a United Nations mission in an official capacity for eight months as well as in Australia for two years.[3] In April 2020, Rao Sardar was given charge of leading the Punjab Safe Cities Authority as its Managing Director.[7]

Inspector-general

In September 2021, it was announced that Rao Sardar had been selected to head the Punjab Police force, after his name was approved by prime minister Imran Khan and the federal cabinet for the slot of inspector-general of police.[8][9][10] It was noted that he was the seventh police chief to be appointed in Punjab within three years during the tenure of the incumbent PTI-led Usman Buzdar ministry, which came into power in 2018.[3][11] He replaced the outgoing IGP, Inam Ghani, who was transferred as the inspector-general for Pakistan Railways Police.[11]

Sardar's name had reportedly remained in contention for the post of IGP earlier in September 2020 as well, when Ghani was nominated.[12] At the time of his appointment, Sardar was a senior Grade 21 officer.[3][9] He was shortlisted for the position amongst three candidates.[13] According to sources in the police, he enjoyed a "highly professional, competent, and honest" reputation and was considered by his peers as someone capable of turning around the police department and tackling crime rates in the Punjab.[2][3][4] However, they maintained that his success depended upon how much of a "free hand" he would be allowed by the Chief Minister to run his team, and whether there would be any political interference from the provincial government.[2]

Rao Sardar took office as the 53rd inspector-general of Punjab Police on 8 September 2021.[1] On the day of his appointment, he met Chief Minister Buzdar and held a press briefing with the media outlining his priorities as police chief.[2][14] He shared his views on stemming corruption within the police department, taking action against fake FIRs, enforcing crackdowns against land mafia, tackling crimes against women, children and minorities, and transforming the police from a "force-oriented to service-oriented" department.[14] In May 2022, Sardar was promoted to Grade 22 following a meeting of the High Powered Selection Board (HPSB).[15] In July 2022, he was transferred to Railway Police as Inspector General of Railway Police.

References

  1. 1 2 "Inspectors General of Police". Punjab Police. 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Naqvi, Hassan (8 September 2021). "Punjab cops motivated to work under new IG Rao Sardar Ali Khan". Bol News. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Punjab gets 7th police chief in three years". The Express Tribune. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Who is new Punjab IGP Rao Sardar?". 24 News. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Khan, Rameez (1 May 2011). "Rescue 15 helpline: Record to encourage police to believe callers". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Syed, Azaz (28 September 2018). "Fight 'corruption' not terrorism, IB told". The Friday Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Chaudhry, Asif (15 April 2020). "Two RPOs among 19 senior police officers reshuffled". Dawn. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Cabinet approves appointment of new Punjab chief secretary, IG". Geo News. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Summary sent to PM for appointment for new Punjab IGP, Chief Secretary". ARY News. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Kamran Afzal to be new Punjab CS, Rao Sardar IGP". The News. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  11. 1 2 Asad, Malik; Gabol, Imran (8 September 2021). "Punjab gets seventh IG, fifth chief secretary in three years". Dawn. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Inam Ghani replaces Shoaib Dastgir as IG Punjab". Dunya News. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  13. ↑ Gabol, Imran (7 September 2021). "Federal cabinet likely to approve Punjab reshuffle". Dawn. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  14. 1 2 Shahzad, Muhammad (9 September 2021). "New IGP takes charge amid policing challenges". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "IG Punjab Rao Sardar promoted to grade 22". Daily Times. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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