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

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
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

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.[2] He joined the Police Service of Pakistan as an assistant superintendent of police in 1977 and was promoted to the office of superintendent of police in 1983. He was also Inspector-general of police of the Punjab Police from April 2013 to May 2013. [3]

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.[2][4] He became director-general of IB in June 2013 and held the post until April 2018.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Former DG Intelligence Bureau Aftab Sultan appointed NAB chairman". Geo News. 21 July 2022.
    - Anis, Muhammad (22 July 2022). "Aftab Sultan appointed NAB chairman". The News International. Karachi. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
    - "Accountability lynchpin Aftab Sultan resigns in surprise move". Dunya News. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Bhatti, Haseeb (21 July 2022). "Ex-IB chief Aftab Sultan appointed NAB chairman". Dawn. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Civil intelligence body: Aftab Sultan made DG Intelligence Bureau". The Express Tribune. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Aftab Sultan, who probed Pervez Elahi's corruption case, appointed NAB Chairman". The Namal. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
    - "Inquiry report urges action against BoP loan scam accused". Dawn. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Ex-IB chief named new accountability czar". The Express Tribune. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
    - "Pakistan appoints former IB chief Aftab Sultan as anti-graft body chairman". TimesNow. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.