Ghulam Nabi Memon appointed Sindh police chief

The federal government on Sunday appointed Ghulam Nabi Memon as Inspector General of Police Sindh for the second time.

Riffat Mukhtar Raja, appointed Sindh IG by the interim setup, was directed to report to the Establishment Division.

Memon, a BS-21 officer, had also served as Additional IGP Karachi twice between 2019 and 2022. He also served as an Additional IGP Special Branch.

Born in 1966, Ghulam Nabi Memon started his police career in 1991 as an assistant superintendent of police (ASP). During his long police service, he has worked in various capacities, both in Pakistan and outside the country and has a number of medals and honours to his name.

Memon has also been previously stationed in Karachi, where he worked as Zone South DIG and Headquarters DIG. In 2011, his services were transferred to the federal government.

During the first six years of his career, he was posted in various districts in Punjab. Memon holds his domicile of district Badin of Sindh, where he was first stationed in 1997 as the SP for Ghotki.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 25^th, 2024.