Chief Secretary of Balochistan (Urdu: مُعْتَمَد اعلٰی بلوچستان), also referred to as CS Balochistan, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Balochistan, Pakistan. The appointment of the Chief Secretary is appointed directly by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The position of Chief Secretary is equivalent to the rank of Federal Secretary and the position holder usually belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service.[1]
| Chief Secretary Balochistan | |
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Incumbent Shakeel Qadir Khan since 18 August 2023 | |
| Reports to | Chief Minister of Balochistan |
| Seat | Quetta |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| First holder | Rifat Pasha Sheikh |
| Website | www |
The Chief Secretary is the province's administrative boss as all the divisional commissioners and administrative secretaries of province report to him. The CS in turn reports to the Chief Minister of Balochistan, however the Chief Secretary is not under the charge of the Chief Minister as only the Prime Minister can appoint or remove the CS from his position. The Chief Secretary also serves as the Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister and as Secretary to the provincial Cabinet.
List of chief secretaries edit
The following table lists down the names of chief secretaries that have remained in office since 1970.
| No. | Name of Chief Secretary | Entered Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rifat Pasha Sheikh | July 1970 | June 1972 |
| 2 | S.B Awan | June 1972 | November 1975 |
| 3 | Syed Munir Hussain | November 1975 | October 1976 |
| 4 | Nasr U Minallah | October 1976 | July 1977 |
| 5 | Raja Ahmed Khan | July 1977 | April 1980 |
| 6 | Zia Ud Din Khan | April 1980 | October 1980 |
| 7 | Jamil Ahmed | October 1980 | October 1982 |
| 8 | Saleem Abbas Jillani | October 1982 | June 1985 |
| 9 | Faqir Muhammad Baloch | June 1985 | November 1986 |
| 10 | S.R Poneegar | November 1986 | September 1990 |
| 11 | Javed Talat | September 1990 | September 1991 |
| 12 | A.Z.K Sherdil | September 1991 | September 1994 |
| 13 | Sikandar Hayat Jamali | September 1994 | November 1996 |
| 14 | Syed Roshan Zameer | November 1996 | April 1997 |
| 15 | Syed Shahid Hussain | April 1997 | May 1998 |
| 16 | Muhammad Younas Khan | May 1998 | February 1999 |
| 17 | Mirza Qamar Baig | February 1999 | February 2000 |
| 18 | Maj (R) Muhammad Ashraf Nasir | February 2000 | March 2001 |
| 19 | Maj (R) Ayub Khan | March 2001 | November 2001 |
| 20 | Pervaiz Saleem | December 2001 | January 2003 |
| 21 | Maj (R) Muhammad Ashraf Nasir | January 2003 | August 2004 |
| 22 | Maj (R) Naeem Khan | August 2004 | May 2005 |
| 23 | KB Rind | May 2005 | April 2008 |
| 24 | Nasir Mahmood Khosa | April 2008 | February 2010 |
| 25 | Mir Ahmed Bakhsh Lehri | February 2010 | March 2012 |
| 26 | Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad | March 2012 | June 2014 |
| 27 | Saifullah Chattha | June 2014 | March 2017 |
| 28 | Shoaib Mir Memon | March 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 | Aurangzeb Haque | May 2017 | June 2018 |
| 30 | Akhtar Nazir | June 2018 | August 2019 |
| 31 | Fazeel Asghar | August 2019 | February 2021 |
| 32 | Mather Niaz Rana | February 2021 | April 2022 |
| 33 | Abdul Aziz Uqaili | April 2022 [2] | August 2023 |
| 34 | Shakeel Qadir Khan | August 2023 | Incumbent |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Contact - Government of Balochistan". balochistan.gov.pk.
- ^ "New Chief Secretary for Balochistan". Daily Balochistan Express (newspaper). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
External links edit
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