Orya Maqbool Jan (Urdu: اوریا مقبول جان) is a Pakistani[2] columnist, anchor, poet, playwright and former civil servant of BPS-21 grade.

[7] Orya Maqbool Jan, a former civil servant, has had different postings in fields such as teaching, policy-making and administration, including being the Information Secretary to the Punjab Government.

Reports indicate that during the program, Jan made derogatory remarks about Pakhtuns and engaged in a conversation with a spokesperson for the Afghan Taliban, seeking their perspectives on Pakistan's domestic and foreign policies.

[13] The Islamabad High Court expressed regret over the allotment of plots at subsidized rates, citing a potential loss of Rs1 trillion to the public exchequer.

[17] In August 2024, he was detained by the Federal Investigation Agency in Lahore for making social media posts related to the Mubarak Sani case.