Rao Sardar Ali Khan

Rao Sardar Ali Khan (; born 21 February 1965) is a Pakistani civil servant and police officer who served as inspector-general of police (IGP) of the Punjab Police. He served from 8 September 2021 to 22 July 2022. Prior to his retirement, he served as IG of Railway Police of Pakistan. On 29 June 2025, he was appointed as a Member of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) of Pakistan.

Early life and education Rao Sardar Ali Khan was born on 21 February 1965, in Lodhran, Pakistan. His family migrated from Julana, Jind District, Haryana, in 1947. As ASP, he held postings in Quetta and Bannu, before discharging duties as a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) in Quaidabad, Quetta, Samhari, Jafarabad, and Ferozewala. He was promoted to the rank of superintendent (SP), following which he served in various districts of the Punjab including Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan, Chakwal, and Mianwali. City Police Officer (CPO) in Faisalabad, and Regional Police Officer (RPO) in Sargodha and Bahawalpur. and served on a United Nations mission in an official capacity for eight months as well as in Australia for two years.

Inspector-general In September 2021, it was announced that Rao Sardar had been selected to head the Punjab Police force, after his name was approved by prime minister Imran Khan and the federal cabinet for the slot of inspector-general of police. It was noted that he was the seventh police chief to be appointed in Punjab within three years during the tenure of the incumbent PTI-led Usman Buzdar ministry, which came into power in 2018. He replaced the outgoing IGP, Inam Ghani, who was transferred as the inspector-general for Pakistan Railways Police. At the time of his appointment, Sardar was a senior Grade 21 officer. He was shortlisted for the position amongst three candidates. According to sources in the police, he enjoyed a "highly professional, competent, and honest" reputation and was considered by his peers as someone capable of turning around the police department and tackling crime rates in the Punjab. He shared his views on stemming corruption within the police department, taking action against fake FIRs, enforcing crackdowns against land mafia, tackling crimes against women, children and minorities, and transforming the police from a "force-oriented to service-oriented" department. In July 2022, he was transferred to Railway Police as Inspector General of Railway Police. In February 2025, he retired from Punjab Police.

Federal Public Service Commission On 29 June 2025, following a brief retirement, he was appointed as Member of the Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan. This appointment is for a period of three years.