Chief Secretary of Sindh
| Chief Secretary Sindh | |
|---|---|
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| Reports to | Chief Minister of Sindh |
| Seat | Karachi |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Website | Government of Sindh |
The Chief Secretary Sindh, also referred to as CS Sindh, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Sindh. The appointment of the Chief Secretary is made directly by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The position of Chief Secretary is equivalent to the rank of Federal Secretary and the position holder usually belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service.[1] The current Chief Secretary Sindh is Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, in office since September 2018.
The Chief Secretary is the province's administrative boss as all administrative secretaries report to him. The CS in turn reports to the Chief Minister of Sindh, however the Chief Secretary is not under the charge of the Chief Minister as only the Prime Minister can appoint or remove the CS from his position. The Chief Secretary also serves as the Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister and as Secretary to the provincial Cabinet[2][3][4][5]. The Chief Secretary is the only competent authority to approach the Federal Government in the province.
List of chief secretaries
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 | Raja Muhammad Abbas | June 2011 | April 2013 |
| 10 | Muhammad Ijaz Chaudhry | April 2013 | November 2013 |
| 11 | Sajjad Saleem Hotiana | November 2013 | March 2015 |
| 12 | Muhammad Siddique Memon | March 2015 | November 2016 |
| 13 | Rizwan Memon | November 2016 | June 2018 |
| 14 | Azam Suleman Khan | June 2018 | September 2018 |
| 15 | Mumtaz Ali Shah | September 2018 | Incumbent |
See also
- Federal Secretary
- Pakistan Administrative Service
- Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan
- Establishment Secretary of Pakistan
- Chief Minister of Sindh
- Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Chief Secretary Punjab
- Chief Secretary Balochistan
References
- ^ "Chief Secretary - Government of Sindh". sindh.gov.pk.
- ^ "Prospective candidates for Chief Secretary Sindh". September 2010.
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- ^ 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.