Owais Ahmed Rana (born 10 July 1988) is an IAS officer from 2014 batch, holding the rank of 741 in the Jammu and Kashmir cadre. He serves as the

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of Srinagar Municipal Corporation and CEO of Srinagar Smart City Ltd. Previously he held the position of

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of Bandipore in North

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region of J&K Union Territory and Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate of Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir. Before these roles, he served as the

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of Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA), Department of Science & Technology, working under

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. Additionally he has worked as managing director of the JK State Road Transport Corporation.

Early life and education

Owais Ahmed Rana was born on July 10, 1988, in a

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family in Kala Ban, a village near

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in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir Owais Ahmed’s father, Zahoor Ahmed Rana is a doctor. He received his early education from Delhi Public School, Jammu, and Khuda Baksh Public School, Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust Jammu. He later enrolled at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in

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. In 2012, he began his career in the Kashmir Administrative Services, holding various positions. In 2014, he transitioned to the

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(IAS), subsequently being assigned to the Jammu and Kashmir Cadre. From 2014 to the present, he has held several roles, including

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i n Marh, Jammu, Assistant Secretary in the

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, Sub Divisional Magistrate in Bhadarwah, Sub Divisional Magistrate in

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- Tangdar, Additional Secretary in the Finance Department, Deputy Commissioner of Shopian, and Chief Executive Officer of the Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) within the Department of Science & Technology. He is the nephew of the prominent

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, thinker, and former

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of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University

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, Dr. Masud Choudhary.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Owais Ahmed Rana Living people People from Poonch District, India Indian Administrative Service officers 1988 births