Owais Ahmed Rana (born 10 July 1988) is a 2014 batch

IAS officer The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services along with the Indian ...

of Jammu and Kashmir cadre. He is serving as the Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate of Bandipore in North Kashmir region of J&K Union Territory. He also served as the Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate of

Shopian Shopian or Shupiyan (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative division of the Shopian district, located in southern part of Kashmir Valley, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shopian is called the ''Apple town of Kashmir'' as majorit ...

District of Jammu and Kashmir. Prior to this, he was the chief executive officer of Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA), Department of Science & Technology, working under Government of Jammu and Kashmir. He also worked as managing director, JK State Road Transport Corporation.

Early life and education

Owais Ahmed Rana was born in Kalaban village of

Poonch Poonch, sometimes also spelt Punchh, may refer to: * Historical Poonch District, a district in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in British India, split in 1947 between: ** Poonch district, India ** Poonch Division, in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, ...

on 10 July 1988. He did his early schooling from Delhi Public School, Jammu and from Khuda Bakash Public School, Gujjar Desh Charitable Trust Jammu. Later joined

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir is an agricultural university located in Shalimar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. With its main campus and Faculty of Horticul ...

and did bachelor's degree in Veterinary Science from there. In 2012 he joined Kashmir Administrative Services and serves on different positions. In 2014 he joined IAS, later he got Jammu and Kashmir Cadre. From 2014 to till date served as, Sub Divisional Magistrate Marh, Jammu, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Govt of India., Sub Divisional Magistrate, Bhadarwah, Sub Divisional Magistrate. Karnah-Tangdar, Additional Secretary, Finance Department, Deputy Commissioner Shopiyan, and also served as chief executive officer of Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA), Department of Science & Technology. He is nephew of a prominent educator, social reformer, thinker and former Vice Chancellor of BGSB University Rajouri Dr Masud Choudhary.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Owais Ahmed Rana Living people People from Jammu and Kashmir Indian Administrative Service officers 1988 births