Chief Secretary of Sindh
| Chief Secretary of Sindh | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Sindh | |
 Provincial Flag of Sindh | |
Incumbent Syed Asif Hyder Shah | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Abbreviation | CS Sindh |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Residence | Chief Secretary House, Karachi |
| Seat | Karachi |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Pakistan |
| Website | sindh |
The Chief Secretary Sindh (Urdu: معتمدِ اعلٰی سندھ), also referred to as CS Sindh, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Sindh. The position holder is usually a Grade-22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service. The position of Chief Secretary is equivalent to the rank of Federal Secretary.[1] The current Chief Secretary of Sindh is Syed Asif Hyder Shah, in office since March 2024.[2]
The Prime Minister directly appoints the Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretary also serves as the Cabinet Secretary of Sindh.[3][4][5][6]
Workplace of Chief Secretary
[edit]The principal workplace of the Chief Secretary is the Chief Secretary's Office located in Sindh Secretariat. The Chief Secretary is also the head of Sindh Secretariat, being its highest-ranking official. The Chief Secretary also has a secretariat called the Chief Secretary’s Secretariat. The official residence of the Chief Secretary Sindh is the Chief Secretary House, which also serves as a camp office.
List of Chief Secretaries
[edit]The following table lists down the names of Chief Secretaries that have remained in office since June 2000.
| No. | Name of Chief Secretary | Entered Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javed Ashraf Hussain | June 2000 | July 2002 |
| 2 | KB Rind | July 2002 | June 2003 |
| 3 | Mutawakkil Kazi | June 2003 | July 2004 |
| 4 | Aslam Sanjrani | July 2004 | May 2005 |
| 5 | Fazal-ur-Rehman | May 2005 | March 2007 |
| 6 | Shakeel Durrani | March 2007 | July 2007 |
| 7 | Ejaz Qureshi | July 2007 | November 2007 |
| 8 | Fazal-ur-Rehman | November 2007 | August 2010 |
| 9 | Muhammad Ijaz Chaudhry | April 2013 | November 2013 |
| 10 | Sajjad Saleem Hotiana | November 2013 | March 2015 |
| 11 | Muhammad Siddique Memon | March 2015 | November 2016 |
| 12 | Rizwan Memon | November 2016 | June 2018 |
| 13 | Azam Suleman Khan | June 2018 | September 2018 |
| 14 | Mumtaz Ali Shah | September 2018 | March 2022 |
| 15 | Sohail Rajput | April 2022 | August 2023 |
| 16 | Fakhre Alam Irfan | August 2023 | March 2024 |
| 17 | Syed Asif Hyder Shah | March 2024 |
See also
[edit]- Federal Secretary
- Pakistan Administrative Service
- Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan
- Establishment Secretary of Pakistan
- Chief Secretary Punjab
- Chief Secretary (Pakistan)
References
[edit]- ^ "Chief Secretary - Government of Sindh". sindh.gov.pk.
- ^ "Sindh gets new Chief Secretary". Pakistan Observer. 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Prospective candidates for Chief Secretary Sindh". September 2010.
- ^ Newspaper, the (24 June 2011). "Raja Abbas is Sindh's new chief secretary".
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 March 2015). "Sindh gets new CS after weeks of controversy".
- ^ "Rs 3.14b deposited in Sindh coronavirus fund: Chief Secretary". The Nation. April 17, 2020.
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