Masood Sharif Khan Khattak

Masood Sharif Khan
Masood Sharif Khan Khattak @ WEF
Director General of the Intelligence Bureau
In office 1993–1996
President	Farooq Leghari
Prime Minister	Benazir Bhutto
Directorate-General of the Federal Investigation Agency
In office 1992–1993
President	Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born	Masood Sharif Khan Khattak June 5, 1950 (1950-06-05) (age 61) District Karak, Karak, North-West Frontier Province, West Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Residence	Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICL)
Alma mater	Command and Staff College Pakistan Military Academy Cadet College Petaro
Occupation	Politician and Intelligence officer
Religion	Islam
Military service
Nickname(s)	Major Khan
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1968–1986
Rank	Major
Unit	Armoured Corps
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Major Masood Sharif Khan Khattak Urdu: مسعود سريف; born June 5, 1950 in the city of Karak- Karak, West Pakistan is an civilian intelligence officer and the first and former Director General of the Intelligence Bureau (I.B). He has served as the Vice President of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians(PPPP) under the leadership of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto.^[1] He also lead a famous intelligence operation named Midnight Jackals,^[2] which thwarted a military coupe attempt of the elected PPP government in 1990. He was imprisoned in 1996 by the government of Farooq Leghari where he was charged with launching widespread wiretapping against government officials.

In 2002 he was appointed as the Senior Vice President of Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian. He was defeated in the 2002 general elections by a candidate of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal in his home constituency NA-15(KARAK KPK). He resigned from the PPP in 2007 in protest against political arrangements (In famous NRO deal) of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians with Gen.Musharaf .He Joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on 11 November with the meeting with chairman Imran Khan.

Early life

Masood Sharif Khan Khattak was born on June 5, 1950 to Captain Muhammad Sharif Khan of the Pakistan Navy and Begum Jan both belonging to the same village in Karak District. Masood grew up in a typical armed forces household with strict discipline, complete with a dinner bell at the dining table. Masood is the eldest of three siblings, one sister and two brothers. Traveling and reading for education were the order of the day at the Sharif household. Formal dining engagements involving the royalty and influential people of Pakistan, Britain and India were a regular feature at the Sharif residence in Karachi and Delhi.

Education

Masood Sharif Khan Khattak was educated in Delhi Public School. Later on after getting a Gold Medal from Sindh province, he completed his college at the prestigious Cadet College Petaro, where he was friends with the current President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari.^[3] He was also the youngest graduate of the Pakistan Military Academy.He completed his degree in War Studies at Command and Staff College, Quetta in 1978.

Military and civil service

He retired from the army in 1986.^[4] He served as a Federal Secretary from 1992 to 1997. During this time he was appointed as the Director-General, Federal Investigation Agency from 1992 to 1993. He was also appointed as the Director-General, Intelligence Bureau from 1993 to 1996. This is where he played a pivotal role in securing Pakistan's borders in Baluchistan and in securing peace in Karachi. He increased the size of the organization to three times its original size and revamped its organizational structure and introduced STS Anti-Terrorism training for all officers of the organization.

Masood Sharif Khan Khattak created and headed a cooperation committee, chaired by the Prime Minister and the Interior Minister. This committee consisted of the Director Generals of the Military Intelligence (MI), the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Naval Intelligence (NI), Air Force Intelligence (AFI), the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

He was arrested by the Farooq Leghari government in 1996 and imprisoned on charges of corruption as well as allegations which included widespread wiretapping of opposition politicians, judges and senators.^[5]

Released in 1999, he was investigated by the NAB on corruption charges but no cases of corruption filed against him in any court.

World Economic Forum on East Asia

Masood Sharif spoke recently at the 2009 World Economic Form on East Asia, held in Seoul, Korea.^[6] He spoke on the topic of Asian Flashpoints:Challenges to Security. Among other points, he said "that the divergent interests of leaders of countries and the populace is one reason three of the countries that have nuclear weapons – India, Pakistan and North Korea – also have millions of hungry mouths to feed."

Publications and TV Appearances

Masood Sharif writes regularly in The News International newspaper of Pakistan.^[7] Masood Sharif Khan is also a regular on TV and radio shows across the world including the BBC, GEO TV, Voice of America and more.^[8]

References

1. ^ http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=163008
2. ^ Midnight Jackal http://letusbuildpakistan.blogspot.com/2009/04/architect-of-infamous-operation.html
3. ^ http://www.petaro.org/shooting.htm
4. ^ Basic Bio http://www.weforum.org/en/KNContributors/index.htm?personid=213465
5. ^ Villany(13 February 1997) Ardeshir Cowasjee . DAWN news
6. ^ WEF East Asia Flashpoints on Challenges to Security http://www.weforum.org/en/knowledge/Events/2009/WorldEconomicForumonEastAsia/KN_SESS_SUMM_28850?url=/en/knowledge/Events/2009/WorldEconomicForumonEastAsia/KN_SESS_SUMM_28850
7. ^ Recent articles by Masood Sharif Khan http://www.thenews.com.pk/editorial_arc1.asp?wn=Masood%20Sharif%20Khan%20Khattak
8. ^ Google video results http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Masood%20sharif%20khan&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS320US321&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#q=%22Masood+sharif%22&hl=en&emb=0

Government offices
Preceded by Not Available	Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (DG FIA) 1992–1993	Succeeded by Not Available
Preceded by Noor Leghari	Director General of the Intelligence Bureau (DG IB) 1993–1996	Succeeded by Not Available
Party political offices
Preceded by Not Available	Vice President of the Pakistan Peoples Party 1999-2008	Succeeded by Not Available
Preceded by Not Available	Vice President of the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians 1999-2008	Succeeded by Not Available

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Name	Khattak, Masood Sharif Khan
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Date of birth	1950-06-05
Place of birth	Akora Khattak, Nowshera, North-West Frontier Province, West Pakistan
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