KARACHI, Nov 7: Masrur Hasan Khan, a former bureaucrat who held many important positions, died of kidney failure after a long illness on Friday. He was 80.

He leaves behind a sister and a brother. Mr Khan suffered from heart and kidney diseases for nearly three years. He underwent a bypass surgery in Atlanta, USA. He was also diabetic.

After the failure of kidneys, he started to have dialysis treatment at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation regularly.

He was one of the six children of Dr Hamid Hasan Khan, who had also served the British India army in both the world wars.

Born in Agra in 1923, Mr Khan studied at St John’s College and earned a Master’s degree in English, besides getting the degree of LLB.

He joined the Pakistan Administrative Service (later known as the Civil Service of Pakistan) in 1948 and held many important positions.

He served as federal interior secretary, chief secretary of Punjab, commissioner of Hyderabad and Peshawar and federal secretary of Kashmir affairs. He also worked as secretary to former Karachi chief commissioner A.T. Naqvi. He went to Los Angeles, US, to obtain training in local government.

Mr khan played an important role in the establishment of the National Institute of Public Administration and also served as its director. He retired from the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation in 1983. During his service years, he remained close to Field Marshal Ayub Khan and the governor of West Pakistan, the Nawab of Kalabagh. He also served as secretary-general to Infaq Foundation.

Mr Khan will be buried on Saturday at his family graveyard near Darul Tasnif on the Hub River Road. Namaz-i-Janaza will be held at Masjid-i-Noor, PECHS, Allama Iqbal Road, after Zuhar prayers. Quran Khawani will be held on Sunday between Asr and Maghrib prayers at 163-A, Block 3, Sir Syed Road, PECHS.