Lt. Gen Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai was the former governor of the Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa of Pakistan, from May 2006 until his resignation in January 2008.
Passing out from Pakistan Military Academy with the 38th PMA Long Course, he got commission in 1967 in the 14th Battalion of The Frontier Force Regiment (Naubara), Pakistan Army. Aurakzai later served as the Commander Force Command Northern Areas (FCNA), Gilgit as a Major General and then as Adjutant General (AG), GHQ (April 1999 - October 2001) and Corps Commander XI Corps (Pakistan) (October 2001 - March 2004) as a Lieutenant General before finally retiring from the Army in March 2004. After retirement, he served as the Secretary Defence Production (March 2005 - May 2006) in the Government of Pakistan, before being appointed Governor of the Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa.