Inayat Ollah Khan Niazi

Inayat Ollah Khan Niazi (sitara-i-imtiaz) (born August 14, 1940) is a retired Officer Pakistan Army and a bureaucrat. He served Pakistan Army from 1958 – 1997 during which 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 Late Col. Ghulam Qasim Khan Niazi was a very respected officer of 1st Punjab Regiment, his younger brother Brig. (Retd) Asmat Ullah Khan Niazi again a very accomplished EME officer and youngest brother Capt. (Retd) Mushtaq Khan Niazi took the sword of honor at PMA. He however left army as a young officer.

Upon his retirement in 1997 he was appointed Director General Federal Investigation Authority (DG FIA) from which he resigned a few months later. In 1998 he was appointed Chairman Benevolent Fund. After the Military coup of General Musharraf he was offered the prestigious post of Deputy Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Over the years he has held other post 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 services on August 16 2008.