Baseer Ahmad Khan
Baseer Ahmad Khan is a 2000-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is currently an advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Background
In 2009, when he was Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, he was an accused in the Gulmarg Land Scam.[1] Khan was Deputy Commissioner Srinagar district between December 2011 and March 2013.[2] He was Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, when he attained the age of superannuation on 30 June 2019; however the government extended his service by a year, but before his term was due to end, he was made the fourth advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, G. C. Murmu in March 2020.[3][4][5] As advisor he manages the portfolios of "power development, rural development and Panchayati Raj, culture, tourism and floriculture " among other things.[6]
References
- ^ Ahmad, Mudasir (16 March 2020). "J&K: Baseer Khan, Accused in Gulmarg Land Scam, Appointed as Advisor to Lt Governor". The Wire. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Former Deputy Commissioners | District Srinagar, Government of Jammu and Kashmir | India". Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ Sharma, Arun (2020-03-16). "Gulmarg scam accused Baseer Ahmad Khan to be J&K L-G's adviser". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ IANS (15 March 2020). "Baseer Ahmad Khan made advisor to J&K L-G". Outlook India. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Baseer Ahmad Khan, IAS, appointed as J&K adviser". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2020-03-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "KAS Officer Bio Data". jkgad.nic.in. Retrieved 2020-08-14.