Akhtar Hayat Gandapur
Akhtar Hayat Gandapur is a Pakistani police officer who served as the Inspector General for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police from February 2023 to January 2025.
Career
Hayat joined the Police Service of Pakistan in 1994 after completing his basic training. Having reportedly received the Sword of Honour as the top graduate of 18th basic course, he subsequently served as the course’s senior ASP. He belonged to the 22nd Common Training Programme of the PSP.He had served in various roles across multiple provinces, including as District Police Officer in Haripur, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan, Mansehra, Swat and as Regional Police Officer in Malakand, Gwadar, Mardan, Hazara and Kohat. He also held positions within the Federal Investigation Agency, serving as Additional Director General at its headquarters in Islamabad, and as Zonal Director in KP.