Umer Sheikh

Pakistani police officer

Muhammad Umer Sheikh is a retired Pakistani police officer belongs to Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab.

Sheikh received his early education from a government school. His parents had migrated from Daska on the outskirts of Sialkot to Khanpur. His father was in the leather business. Sheikh did his MBA from University of the Punjab Lahore and then passed the CSS exam. Hoping to become a police officer, he started re-preparing for CSS, this time succeeding in gaining a prominent position and then he started his police career with the 20th Common Group. He has also studied cybercrime and digital forensics at George Washington University in the United States. He has also received training in London from the British intelligence agency MI6.[1][2][3]

Omar Sheikh has also served as Director General of Anti-Terrorism in Motorway Police and National Counter Terrorism Authority. In his 28-year police career, Omar Sheikh has been the police chief of ten districts of Sindh and Punjab from 1997 to 2008.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Gabol, Imran (January 1, 2021). "Lahore CCPO Umar Sheikh removed from post". DAWN.COM.
2. ^ "CCPO Lahore Umar Sheikh removed from post". The Express Tribune. January 1, 2021.
3. ^ "Umar Sheikh removed as Lahore CCPO". www.thenews.com.pk.