Dil Jan Khan (
Urdu
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: دل جان خان) (
Lakki Marwat
Lakki Marwat or Lakki (Urdu and ) is the headquarters of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Lakki Marwat has become List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, one of the fastest growing cities in Khyber P ...
, Pakistan, 11 November 1934) is a former Pakistani policeman and civil servant, once vice president of the
International Narcotics Control Board
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.
Biography
Ethnically, Dil Jan Khan is a
Marwat
The Marwat () is a Pashtun tribe, a branch of the Lohani tribe and belong to Lodi section. The Marwats were named for their ancestor Marwat Khan Lodi.Mohmand, Sher Muhammad, ''The Marwats''. p. 50-53
Distribution
They are located primarily in ...
, born in District
Lakki Marwat
Lakki Marwat or Lakki (Urdu and ) is the headquarters of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Lakki Marwat has become List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, one of the fastest growing cities in Khyber P ...
of
Pakistan
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. He joined the
Police Service of Pakistan
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The country has a mix of federal, provincial and territorial police forces with both general ...
on January 21, 1961 and later worked as an
Inspector General of Police
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,
Interior Secretary of Pakistan
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,
Federal Secretary
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for State and Frontier Regions (SAFRON), and as commandant of the
Frontier Constabulary
The Frontier Constabulary () is a federal paramilitary force of Pakistan under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, which is largely drawn from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, but operates in several districts of Pakistan. It is res ...
. His cousin Abdul Majeed Khan Marwat was also commandant FC (Frontier Constabulary) in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
.
After retiring, Dil Jan Khan founded in 2005 and has since chaired a charity dedicated to the less fortunate.
Dil Jan Khan has a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts in Political Science
After an early career at the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul in the 1970s, and then with the
Frontier Constabulary
The Frontier Constabulary () is a federal paramilitary force of Pakistan under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, which is largely drawn from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, but operates in several districts of Pakistan. It is res ...
in North-West Frontier Province in the late 1970s and 1980s, he took on a number of national government positions, including Secretary of the Narcotics Control Division (1990 and 1993-1994), Secretary of the States and Frontier Regions Division of the Government of Pakistan (1990-1993)
He headed the delegation of Pakistan in a number of intergovernmental meetings and fora. He became member of the International Narcotics Control Board in 1995.
Dil Jan Khan is recipient of numerous awards and distinctions and participated in a number of charities and non-profits.
See also
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Bannu
Bannu (, ), also called Bani Gul or Bani (, ) is a city located on the Kurram River in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the capital of Bannu Division. Bannu's residents are primarily members of the Banuchi tribe and speak Banuch ...
References
External links
UN.org
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1934 births
Living people
Pashtun people
Pakistani civil servants
IGPs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police