Saifur Rehman Khan is a Pakistani businessman and former politician currently based in

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. He served as the

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of the Ehtesab Bureau during Second Sharif ministry. He also served as a member of

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as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N). A multi-millionaire businessman, he is currently living in

with his family. His daughter Ayesha had married

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then ...

's grandson Junaid Safdar in 2021; the couple divorced in 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 7 December 1954 in

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. He obtained a degree in commerce from the

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in 1974.

Business career

He is the Chairman of the Redco Group of Industries. Operating in Qatar since 1981, as of 2023 Redco had a workforce of 20,000 employees and engineers, considered the country's largest industrial and contracting group operating.

Political career

He had been member of the

as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N). He was member of the

from 1997 to 2000 during the 2nd tenure of Pakistani statesman and politician Mian Nawaz Sharif.

Controversies

NAB case (2012)

In 2012, the

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(FIA) issued his red warrants and contacted Qatari government with help of

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to extradite Rehman to Pakistan. This warrant was subsequently quashed by Interpol. He is facing charges of doing covert operations with help of FIA as the chairman of National Accountability Bureau against his political opponents, doing torture and keeping them under illegal detention.

Redco corruption case (2018)

In 2018, Customs Intelligence recovered 21 luxury vehicles from Redco Textile Mills, mill owned by the Saifur Rehman and Qatari ruling family members.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rehman, Saifur Living people 1954 births Pakistani Muslims Pakistani exiles Pakistani prisoners and detainees Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Members of the Senate of Pakistan Pakistani expatriates in Qatar Nawaz Sharif administration Fugitives wanted by Pakistan 21st-century Pakistani businesspeople Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent University of the Punjab alumni Politicians from Lahore