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Mr. Buland Akhtar Rana is the 17th Auditor General of Pakistan. He took oath of his office on August 27, 2011 for a four year term. The previous auditor-general was Tanvir Ali Agha, who had resigned amid a controversy. Mr. Rana belongs to Multan and is believed to be affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party former ruling party.

Controversy over his appointment
His appointment was regarded as controversial, coming amid a time when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was all set to take up the government’s audit inspection reports involving alleged financial irregularities and embezzlement of billions of rupees. The then opposition party Pakistan Muslim League (N) condemned his promotion and called it a propagation of "cronyism" culture by the government of PPP. The then chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan had also threatened to resign blaming the government of exercising favoritism by appointing "handpicked" officer in order to cover up government corruption.

In an article, Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa, a noted Pakistani political commentator, claimed that Rana was appointed "mainly because he is a friend of the prime minister and from his home town of Multan." Siddiqa also said that Rana had previously been charged for sexual harassment, the inquiry of which was quashed. He holds dual Canadian citizenship.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, wrote a letter to President Asif Ali Zardari in connection with appointment of Buland Akhtar Rana as Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) pointing out 7 allegations of corruption and irregularities against him. Due to the strong affiliation of Rana with Pakistan Peoples Party's current leadership and being a family friend of the prime minister, his appointment is being looked upon as biased and favored. However, President Zardari later replied in a letter to the CJP in which he cleared all allegations made against Rana. Hence, the appointment was accepted by the CJP.