Naveed Kamran Baloch is a retired Pakistani

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who served in BPS-22 grade as the Cabinet Secretary and

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. Baloch belonged to the

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and was promoted to the rank of

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in October 2017. After retirement from active civil service, Baloch was appointed as the Executive Director to

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. He hails from

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and holds a master's degree from the

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. 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 Naushahro Feroze District ( sd, نوشهرو فيروز ضلعو, ur, ) is a district in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Naushahro Feroze city. Administratively subdivided into five talukas and 51 union councils, according to ...

, 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 Ghulam Mustafa ‘Joseph’Jatoi (Sindhi:غلام مصطفا جتوئي) ( ur, ) (14 August 1931 – 20 November 2009) was a Pakistani politician who served as the Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan for three months, from 6 August 1990 to ...

. 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 policy and planning in developing countries from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. He is also a certified Board Director of Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.

Career

Naveed Kamran Baloch served as the

, in office from May 2019 till December 2020. As the Federal Finance Secretary, he was on the board of directors of

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(SBP), Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL),

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(PIA) and

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd., commonly known as PTCL ( ur, ) is the national telecommunication company in Pakistan.

(PTCL). Baloch held the coveted assignment of

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under Prime Minister

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for a brief period of about two months from March 2019 till May 2019. Prior to that, he served as

Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Urdu: ), also referred to as CS KP, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The appointment of the Chief Secretary is made directly by the Prime Minist ...

, appointed by the Mulk caretaker ministry in September 2018 where he served till February 2019. Baloch has previously also served as chairman of the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan and as director general of the National Institute of Management, Karachi. He served for several years in the

Government of Sindh The Government of Sindh ( sd, حڪومت سنڌ) ( ur, ) is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions un ...

as the provincial Secretary Finance, provincial Secretary Food and provincial Secretary Information. Baloch has also previously served as Principal Secretary to the Sindh Chief Minister,

Murad Ali Shah Syed Murad Ali Shah ( ur, , ; born 8 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician and structural engineer who is the 29th and current Chief Minister of Sindh province of Pakistan and has been a member of the Sindh Assembly. Early life and edu ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baloch, Naveed Kamran Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Baloch people Pakistani civil servants Government of Pakistan Pakistani government officials Chief Secretaries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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