Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat ( ur, محمد حمزہ شفقات; born 25 November 1981)PROVISIONAL SENIORITY LIST OF BS-19 OFFICERS OF PAKISTAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE (PAS), ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION, 22 November, 2019
/ref> is a Pakistani civil servant who serves in BPS-19 grade as the Provinical Information Secretary, Government of Balochistan. He belongs to the

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Early life and education

Hamza Shafqaat was born to Chaudhry Shafqaat Ahmed on November 25, 1981. He studied at

Cadet College Hasan Abdal Cadet College, Hasan Abdal (CCH) Urdu/Pashto :کیدت کالج/کیڈٹ کالج حسن ابدال is a residential secondary school located in Hasan Abdal, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. The college has over 500 enrolled students aged 13 ...

. He is alumnus of

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology ( ur, ; commonly referred as GIKI), is a private research university located in Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The institute has a campus that is located in the vici ...

(GIKI) from where he graduated with a degree in Mechanical engineering. He holds MPhil in public policy from National Defence University (NDU)

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. Hamza Shafqaat started his schooling at Toddler's academy Lahore & eventually did his O levels and Fsc from Cadet College Hassan Abdal. He did Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering from GIKI. Later on he did Masters in Public policy/Public administration from NDU. He is married to Pawan Bilour and they have two children. He has also done two courses on wastewater management and innovation in public service.

Career in civil service

Hamza Shafqaat qualified

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exam in 2005. He got 38th position in

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and was allocated to District Management Group (now

). He joined Pakistan Administrative Service on June 29, 2006. After successful completion of training at Civil Services Academy Lahore, he was posted in Sindh where he served for three years as assistant commissioner in

Larkana Larkana ( ur, , translit=lāṛkāna; sd, لاڙڪاڻو, translit=lāṛkāṇo) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site M ...

Sukkur Sukkur (; ) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and 14th largest city ...

and

Ghotki Ghotki ( ur, ; sd, گهوٽڪي) is a city in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It is the headquarter of Ghotki District. It is the 87th largest city of Pakistan by population. Ghotki is famous for Pera Sweet. History According to Mirza Kalich Be ...

. He has also served as additional deputy commissioner Islamabad, director

Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) (Urdu: بلدیہ عظمی اسلام آباد) is a municipal authority established under the ICT Local Government Act 2015 in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan. The corporation is headed by the Ma ...

, deputy secretary

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during his career in civil service. He was posted as deputy commissioner

in July 2018. Hamza Shafqaat was awarded achievement award in September 2020 for his performance, dedication and contributions during

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outbreak in

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