Raja Muhammad Abbas (born 20 December 1953) is a retired Pakistani

civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

who served in BPS-22 grade as the Federal Secretary Ministry of Interior, Board of Investment, & Ministry of Housing & Works.

Interior Secretary of Pakistan The Interior Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: ) is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Interior. As in-charge of the country's law and order machinery, the Interior Secretary is one of the most coveted and sensitive positions in the Government o ...

and

Chief Secretary Sindh The Chief Secretary Sindh (Urdu: ), also referred to as CS Sindh, is the chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Sindh. The appointment of the Chief Secretary is made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The position of Chief Secreta ...

. Abbas belongs to the

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and was a part of

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...

before joining the elite civil services.

Career

Abbas served as

when Prime Minister

Yousuf Raza Gillani Yusuf Raza Gilani (Urdu: ; born 9 June 1952), is a Pakistani politician who served as 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 25 March 2008, until his retroactive disqualification and ouster by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 26 April 2012. He ...

appointed him to the post in 2011. He has also served as

Federal Secretary The federal secretary (also referred to as the secretary to the Government of Pakistan) is the highest-ranking position in the Government of Pakistan, occupied by the most senior civil servant in a specific ministry or division. The secretary is ...

for the Ministry of Interior, Board of Investment, & Ministry of Housing and Works. At the provincial level, Abbas had served as Secretary Labour, Transport, & Industries to 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 ...

. He had also served as Director General Lahore Development Authority and Parks and Horticulture Authority in Government of Punjab. Moreover, he had also headed key districts of Punjab as Deputy Commissioner of Faisalabad, Jhelum, and Gujranwala. Currently, he is director on the board of several companies; mainly including Askari Bank Ltd, Sindh Insurance Ltd and Sindh Leasing Company.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbas, Raja Muhammad 1953 births Living people Pakistani civil servants Government of Pakistan Pakistani government officials

Career

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