Chief Secretary Balochistan

Chief Secretary of Balochistan (Urdu: مُعْتَمَد اعلٰی بلوچستان), also referred to as CS Balochistan, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Balochistan, Pakistan. The appointment of the Chief Secretary is appointed 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]

Chief Secretary Balochistan
Incumbent
Mather Niaz Rana
since February 2021
Reports toChief Minister of Balochistan
SeatQuetta
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan
First holderNaeem Khan
Websitewww.cs.balochistan.gov.pk

The Chief Secretary is the province's administrative boss as all the divisional commissioners and administrative secretaries of province report to him. The CS in turn reports to the Chief Minister of Balochistan, 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.

List of chief secretaries

The following table lists down the names of chief secretaries that have remained in office since 2004

No.Name of Chief SecretaryEntered OfficeLeft Office
1Naeem KhanAugust 2004May 2005
2KB RindMay 2005April 2008
3Nasir Mahmood KhosaApril 2008February 2010
4Mir Ahmed Bakhsh LehriFebruary 2010March 2012
5Babar Yaqoob Fateh MuhammadMarch 2012June 2014
6Saifullah ChatthaJune 2014March 2017
7Shoaib Mir MemonMarch 2017May 2017
8Aurangzeb HaqueMay 2017June 2018
9Akhtar NazirJune 2018August 2019
10Fazeel AsgharAugust 2019February 2021
11Mather Niaz RanaFebruary 2021April 2022
12Abdul Aziz aqeeliApril 2022 [2]Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "Contact - Government of Balochistan". balochistan.gov.pk.
  2. "New Chief Secretary for Balochistan". Daily Balochistan Express (newspaper). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.


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