Masood Sharif Khan Khattak
Politician
Major Masood Sharif Khan Khattak {Urdu: مسعود شریف خان خٹک); born 5 June 1950 in the city of Karak- Karak, West Pakistan is a 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. He also led a famous intelligence operation named Midnight Jackals, 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.
Personal facts
| Birth date | June 05, 1950 |
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| Birth name | Masood Sharif Khan Khattak |
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| Birth place | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Nowshera District , West Pakistan , Karak Pakistan , Akora Khattak , District Karak |
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| Residence | Islamabad Capital Territory , Islamabad |
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| Education | Command and Staff College Pakistan Military Academy |
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