Chief Secretary (Pakistan)

Chief Secretary of the Province
Reports toPrime Minister of Pakistan
ResidenceChief Secretary House, Karachi
SeatProvincial Secretariat
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan

In Pakistan, the position of Chief Secretary (Urdu: معتمدِ اعلٰی) is occupied by the highest-ranking civil servant in each of provinces or administrative units (excluding Islamabad Capital Territory). The Chief Secretaries are the executive administrative heads of their respective provinces.[1]

Current Chief Secretaries in Pakistan[edit]

Province/Territory Name Took office

(tenure length)

Ref.
Azad Kashmir
(list)
Dawood Muhammad Bareach 10 July 2022

(1 year, 335 days)

[2]
Balochistan
(list)
Shakeel Qadir Khan 18 August 2023

(235 days)

[3]
Gilgit-Baltistan
(list)
Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani 27 April 2022

(1 year, 348 days)

[4]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(list)
Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry 21 March 2023

(1 year, 19 days)

[5]
Punjab
(list)
Zahid Akhtar Zaman 24 January 2023

(1 year, 76 days)

[6]
Sindh
(list)
Dr. Fakhre Alam Irfan 18 August 2023

(235 days)

[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sumra, Anwer (22 October 2013). "Top civil service job: Four candidates in running for chief secretary". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Usman Chachar named new AJK chief secretary". The Nation. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ Raza, Syed Irfan (19 August 2023). "Major reshuffle in top bureaucracy on ECP direction". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Transfers, postings in civil service". Pakistan Today. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Federal govt replaces KP chief secretary". www.nation.com.pk. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ Gabol, Imran (7 September 2021). "Federal cabinet appoints Kamran Ali Afzal as Punjab chief secretary, Sardar Ali Khan as Punjab IGP". Dawn. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Sindh's new CS appointed". The News International. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.