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District Management Group
The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS ( ur, ) (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan. The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerged as the most consolidated and developed post-colonial institution in Pakistan, with the PAS officers of Grade 22 often seen as stronger than the federal government ministers. The service of PAS is generalist in nature and officers are assigned to different departments all across Pakistan during the course of their careers. Almost all of the country's highest-profile positions such as the Federal Secretaries, the provincial Chief Secretaries, and chairmen of top-heavy organizations like the National Highway Authority, Trading Corporation of Pakistan and State Life Insurance Corporation usually belong to the Pakistan Administrative Service. Officers in this occupational group are recruited through a national competitive examination hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Superior Services
The Central Superior Services (CSS; or Civil Service) is a permanent elite civil service authority, and the civil service that is responsible for running the bureaucratic operations and government secretariats and directorates of the Cabinet of Pakistan. The Prime Minister is the final authority on all matters regarding the civil service. The civil service defined itself as "key wheels on which the entire engine of the state has to move." Derived from the colonial legacy of the former British Civil Service, the civil service came into its modern formation immediately after the establishment of Pakistan as a "Civil Service of Pakistan". During its time of formation, the bureaucracy produced Ghulam Ishaq Khan who would go on to become the President of Pakistan. It had influence on many of the state's defence, internal, foreign and financial policies. In 1971, it was re-organized and reestablished under "Chapter I: Part-XII, Article 240" of the Constitution of Pakistan which gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamran Rasool
Kamran Rasool (born April 9, 1948) is a retired Pakistani civil servant belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service who served in BPS-22 grade as the Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan, Chief Secretary Punjab and later on as the Defence Secretary of Pakistan. Rasool was considered to be one of the most influential civil servants during the era of General Pervez Musharraf. Rasool was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in May 2003. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Development Administration from Manchester University and M.A in English from Punjab University. Career Rasool joined the Civil Services of Pakistan in 1972. He has served as deputy commissioner of Kasur, Muzaffargarh and Jhelum, and commissioner Gujranwala. He has also served as provincial secretary for food, industries and education secretary in the Government of Punjab. Rasool served as an additional secretary in the Interior Ministry before being appointed as chairman of the Bank of Punjab. It was duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamran Lashari
Kamran Lashari is a retired Pakistani civil servant of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served in BPS-22 grade as the Petroleum Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. Lashari is best known for his five-year stint as chairman of the Capital Development Authority during the government of President Pervez Musharraf. After retirement from active civil service, Lashari remained president of the Lahore Gymkhana and director general of the Walled City of Lahore Authority. Family Lashari is father of film director Bilal Lashari. He also featured in Waar, a movie directed by his son in 2013. In the movie, Lashari played the role of Asher Azeem, DG of Pakistan's Internal Security. Career Lashari served as the Petroleum Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. Other assignments he held include Federal Secretary for Environment and chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). He was brought in CDA by then Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat. He is widely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azam Suleman Khan
Maj (r) Azam Suleman Khan ( ur, میجر (ر) اعظم سلیمان خان ) is a retired Pakistani civil servant who serves as the Ombudsman of Punjab. He previously served in BPS-22 grade as the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, Chief Secretary Punjab and as Chief Secretary Sindh. Khan was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in February 2017 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Career in civil service Azam Suleman Khan joined Pakistan Administrative Service through Pakistan Armed Forces quota on August 31, 1990. He was serving as a major in Pakistan Army before he joined civil service. Khan belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service. For several years he headed the Home Department of Punjab as its top bureaucrat under former CM Shahbaz Sharif. He was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in February 2017 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Later, he was appointed as Chief Secretary Sindh in 2018 by the Mulk caretaker ministry and then served as Chief Secretary Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera
Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade (highest attainable rank for a serving officer) as the Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan. Sukhera did his Bachelor's degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and obtained his Master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University. Sukhera belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and joined the civil service in 1985. Career Sukhera served as the Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan, appointed by Prime Minister Imran Khan in April 2020 and retired from active civil service on 31 January 2023. He was previously serving as the Commerce Secretary of Pakistan. Earlier, he was serving as Secretary Board of Investment (BoI). Prior to BoI, he was the Information Secretary of Pakistan. Sukhera has also previously tenured as principal secretary to the Governor of Punjab and as deputy commissioner of Faisalabad. See also * Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naveed Kamran Baloch
Naveed Kamran Baloch is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the Cabinet Secretary and Finance Secretary of Pakistan. Baloch belonged to the Pakistan Administrative Service and was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in October 2017. After retirement from active civil service, Baloch was appointed as the Executive Director to World Bank. He hails from Sindh and holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics. He is also a certified Board Director of Pakistan Institute of Corporation Governance. Family Naveed Kamran Baloch is son of Sher Khan Baloch of the Almani Tribe from Naushahro Feroze District, who served as a chief engineer in the irrigation department. Baloch is son-in-law of Ghulam Mujtaba Jatoi, the younger brother of former prime minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi. Baloch's elder brother, Alam Baloch, had previously served as the provincial secretary of Sindh's irrigation department. Baloch holds a master's degree in social po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizwan Ahmed (civil Servant)
Rizwan Ahmed is a retired grade 22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served as a Federal Secretary, and is currently serving as Member Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) since December 2022. He did his two-year Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University and joined the civil service in 1988. He was promoted to the country's highest civil service rank of grade 22 in 2017. He first came to the fore when he saved more than PKR 7 billion of the national exchequer through a sweeping anti-corruption drive and commodity financing operation during his tenure as Chairman of the Trading Corporation of Pakistan. Rizwan, in his capacity as Federal Secretary Maritime Affairs, became the first ever Pakistani to hold the chairmanship of INFOFISH, an intergovernmental organisation based in Kuala Lampur with twelve countries as its members including Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Iran. In 2022 during Rizwan's tenure as Chairman of the Pakistan National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroof Afzal
Maroof Afzal (died 10 December 2020) was a Pakistani civil servant who belonged to the Pakistan Administrative Service and served as the Establishment Secretary and Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan. Biography He served in BPS-22 grade as the Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan under Prime Minister Imran Khan and as Establishment Secretary under Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. He belonged to the Pakistan Administrative Service. He is among the very few civil servants in the country's history to have served at both the coveted positions of Secretary Cabinet and Secretary Establishment; two bureaucratic posts which report directly to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Afzal was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in December 2017. Other key grade 22 positions which he held include Federal Secretary for Industries and Production and Federal Secretary for Information Technology. As a grade 21 officer, Maroof served as chairman of the Capital Development Authority and chairman of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahid Aziz Siddiqi
Shahid Aziz Siddiqi () (born January 26, 1945 – November 7, 2019) in Lucknow, India) was a Pakistani bureaucrat who served as Chairman State Life Insurance and Chairman National Highway Authority. He has also remained the Vice Chancellor of the Ziauddin Medical University. Siddiqui holds a post graduate degree in Development Economics from University of Cambridge, UK. Education Siddiqi was educated at the Pakistan Air Force Military Academy in Sargodha and received a Bachelor's degree from F.C College in Lahore, a Master's degrees from the University of Karachi and the University of Cambridge. In 1968, after a stint as a recon pilot in the Pakistan Air Force and a year as a Management Trainee for the Pakistan Tobacco Company, Siddiqi sat his Central Superior Services of Pakistan (CSS) examinations for the elite Pakistan Civil Services and topped the examination in West and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) joining the District Management Group, now called the Pakistan Administrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutawakkil Kazi
Mutawakkil Kazi was a Pakistani civil servant who served in Grade 22, BPS-22 grade as the Planning and Development Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. He also served as Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan for a very brief period as his tenure was cut short after the 1999 coup and he was transferred by General Pervez Musharraf. Education He gained his masters degree in economics from the Williams College, USA in 1974, and his doctorate in economics from the Boston University in 1985. Career He remained in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat during the tenures of prime ministers Moeen Qureshi and Benazir Bhutto. Subsequently he was appointed as Member Planning Commission (Pakistan), Planning Commission and Chairman Planning and Development Board Punjab. He was appointed Cabinet Secretary by Prime Minister Mian Muhammmad Nawaz Sharif just a few days before he was ousted from power in 1999. He remained Secretary Ministry of Planning and Development from 2000 till 2003. Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Darbar Ali Shah
Syed Darbar Ali Shah (21 July 1923 – 20 June 1996) was a Pakistani civil servant who served as a Central Superior Services officer. He held many important administrative positions, including that of Commissioner Karachi during the 1965 War between India and Pakistan. He was allocated in 1949 in District Management Group. He was one of the most senior officers of PAS. He was the batch-mate of another CSP office, Roedad Khan of Mardan, KhyberPakhtunkhwa. During his career he served as Commissioner for Karachi, as part of the One Unit system under President Ayub Khan (Field Marshal), from 1961 to 1965. Shah died on 20 June 1996, at the age of 72. Early life and career Shah was born on 21 July 1923 to a small village, Mohallah Darbar Village Chakdara of Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. After completing a local high school in Malakand, Shah went to Lahore to attend GC University. Shah went on to become Commissioner of Karachi in 1961. He served as the chief administrator of Karachi d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasneem Noorani
Tasneem Noorani is a retired Pakistani civil servant who has served in BPS-22 grade as the Interior Secretary and Commerce Secretary of Pakistan. Education Tasneem attended Pakistan Air Force School Sargodha for high school from 1956 to 1960. He holds a master's degree in geology from University of the Punjab, Lahore where he studied from 1962 to 1966. After joining the civil service, he got a degree in finance from Iran Centre of Management Studies Tehran in 1979. Career From January 2001 to May 2004, Tasneem Noorani served as the Interior Secretary of Pakistan in Pervez Musharraf's regime. Noorani has also served as Commerce Secretary of Pakistan and Pakistan Secretary of Industries and Production. On deputation, he served as ''Charge de Affairs & Trade Commissioner'', Pakistan Embassy - Singapore. He remained Commissioner Faisalabad Division In Punjab Government. He also served as Deputy Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan. He remained Director civil services academy (CSA) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
