Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera is a retired Pakistani

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who served in BPS-22 grade (highest attainable rank for a serving officer) as the

Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan The cabinet secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: ) is the federal secretary to the Cabinet of Pakistan. The Cabinet secretary serves as the administrative head of the Cabinet Division, providing policy advice to the prime minister and Cabinet. Usually ...

. Sukhera did his Bachelor's degree in Economics 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 ...

and obtained his Master's degree in Public Administration from

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. Sukhera belongs to the

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and joined the civil service in 1985.

Career

Sukhera served as the

, 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 The Commerce Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: ) is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Commerce. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service. The Commerce Secretary is considered to be ...

. Earlier, he was serving as Secretary Board of Investment (BoI). Prior to BoI, he was the

Information Secretary of Pakistan The Information Secretary of Pakistan is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service. The Info ...

. Sukhera has also previously tenured as principal secretary to the Governor of Punjab and as deputy commissioner of Faisalabad.

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Career

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