Aftab Sultan
آفتاب سلطان
Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau
In office
21 July 2022 – 21 February 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byJaved Iqbal
Succeeded byNazir Ahmed Butt
Director-General of the Intelligence Bureau
In office
June 2013 – April 2018
Preceded byAkhtar Hassan Khan Gorchani
Succeeded byDr. Suleman Khan
Inspector-general of police of Punjab Police (Pakistan)
In office
1 April 2013 – 25 May 2013
Preceded byHaji Mohammad Habib ur Rehman
Succeeded byKhan Baig
Personal details
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan

Aftab Sultan (born 1950) in Arain Family is the former chairman of Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau. He succeeded retired NAB chairman Javed Iqbal on 21 July 2022.[1][2][3]

Born in 1950, Sultan is a law graduate from Punjab University Law College and has a postgraduate and master's degree from the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh respectively.[4] He joined the Police Service of Pakistan as Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1977 and was promoted to the office of Superintendent of Police in 1983. Also served as Inspector General of Police of Punjab Police Pakistan from April 2013 to May 2013. [5]

In 2010, during his tenure at the Intelligence Bureau (IB), he spearheaded a 5,000-page-long report on a case involving a multi-billion rupee Bank of Punjab loan scam.[4][6][7] He became Director-General of the IB in June 2013 and served until April 2018.[4][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Former DG Intelligence Bureau Aftab Sultan appointed NAB chairman". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ Anis, Muhammad (2022-07-22). "Aftab Sultan appointed NAB chairman". The News International. Karachi. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. ^ "Accountability lynchpin Aftab Sultan resigns in surprise move". Dunya News. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. ^ a b c Bhatti, Haseeb (2022-07-21). "Ex-IB chief Aftab Sultan appointed NAB chairman". Dawn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  5. ^ "Civil intelligence body: Aftab Sultan made DG Intelligence Bureau". The Express Tribune. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  6. ^ "Aftab Sultan, who probed Pervez Elahi's corruption case, appointed NAB Chairman". The Namal. 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  7. ^ "Inquiry report urges action against BoP loan scam accused". Dawn.com. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  8. ^ "Ex-IB chief named new accountability czar". The Express Tribune. 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  9. ^ "Pakistan appoints former IB chief Aftab Sultan as anti-graft body chairman". TimesNow. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-08-28.


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