Roedad Khan

Roedad Khan is a Pakistani civil servant. Since 1949, he has held a number of positions, including those of Chief Secretary Sindh, Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Managing Director of PTV, Information Secretary of Pakistan, Secretary Ministry of Labour, Secretary Ministry of Tourism, Interior Secretary of Pakistan, Secretary General Ministry of Interior, Federal Minister of Accountability, and Advisor to the Pakistani Prime Minister and President. 

Roedad was born on September 28, 1923 in the small village of Mardan, British India, to an ethnic Pashtun family of the Yusufzai tribe. In 1942, he earned a bachelors in English Literature from Forman Christian College in 1942. The atmosphere in the college was liberal, tolerant and progressive. Roedad then earned a masters in English History from Aligarh Muslim University. He turned 100 in 2023.

 

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