Pakistan's former bureaucrat Roedad Khan died at the age of 100

Former civil servant Roedad Khan passed away in Islamabad on Sunday. He was a 100 years old.

“Mourning passing away of National Icon & Legend, Roedad Khan sahib, 101; he lived a full life of service to Pakistan during our tumultuous periods,” Mushahid Hussain Syed wrote on Twitter/X

“Truly a unique, multifaceted personality of our times! He will be missed by his countless admirers!”

“Roedad Khan was a living walking history of Pakistan, with his departure country has lost its connection with the past - and is hurtling like a spaceship into an uncertain unknown future!” journalist Moeed Pirzada wrote.

Khan was born on September 29, 1923 in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He went on to join the District Management Group and held a number of important civil service positions in his career.

After retirement, he contributed regularly to major publications and authored two books.

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