Inayat Ollah Khan Niazi

Who is Inayat Ollah Khan Niazi?

Maj Gen Inayat Ollah Khan Niazi is a retired officer of the Pakistan Army and a bureaucrat. He served in the Pakistan Army from 1958 to 1997 during which time he was considered to be an outstanding officer. He was awarded satar-i-imtiaz for his services for the Armed forces. Among his peers he was regarded as a moral man with no compromise on rule and regulations.

His father, the late Col. Ghulam Qasim Khan Niazi, was a very respected officer of the 1st Punjab Regiment. His younger brother, Brig. Asmat Ullah Khan Niazi is also a very accomplished EME officer, and his youngest brother, Capt. Mushtaq Khan Niazi, took the sword of honor at the Pakistan Military Academy. He however left thearmy as a young officer.

On his retirement in 1997, he was appointed Director General Federal of the Investigation Authority from which he resigned a few months later. In 1998, he was appointed Chairman of the Benevolent Fund. After the military coup of General Musharraf, he was offered the prestigious post of Deputy Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau. Over the years he has held other posts such as DG Auqaf and Chairman NAFDEC. He held the status of a Federal Minister in his last assignment as Chairman Federal Land Commission. He retired from public service on August 16, 2008.