The current chief of IB Pakistan is Fuad Asadullah Khan — an IB insider with three decades in the Bureau and three state decorations. Here is his profile.
Quick answer: The current chief of IB Pakistan is Fuad Asadullah Khan, Director General since 20 April 2022, granted a four-year service extension on 22 May 2026. Decorated with the Tamgha-e-Shujaat, Sitara-e-Shujaat and Hilal-i-Imtiaz.
In this guide
Career
An electronics engineer by training, Fuad Asadullah Khan joined the Intelligence Bureau as an Assistant Director in 1990 and served in operational and administrative roles across Pakistan — field postings, headquarters assignments and leadership positions — building the field-and-command experience the DG’s chair demands.
As Director General
Appointed DG IB on 20 April 2022, he reports directly to the Prime Minister and — since the Bureau’s 2024 elevation — serves as ex-officio Secretary of the IB Division. Under him the Bureau expanded counter-terrorism operations (including action against organised gangs and foiled plots around events such as the SCO Summit) and built up its economic-security work against hundi/hawala, smuggling and trafficking. On 22 May 2026 the government granted him a four-year extension in service.
Decorations
- Tamgha-e-Shujaat — 1996 (President Farooq Leghari)
- Sitara-e-Shujaat — 2018 (President Mamnoon Hussain)
- Hilal-i-Imtiaz — 2025 (President Asif Ali Zardari), for the Pakistan–India conflict (Operation Bunyanum Marsoos); recommended again 14 August 2026 for conferral 23 March 2027
Frequently asked questions
Who is the DG IB of Pakistan?
Fuad Asadullah Khan — in office since 20 April 2022.
When was the IB chief’s tenure extended?
22 May 2026 — a four-year extension in service.
