Chief Secretary of 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. They are the administrative head of the Government of Sindh. All departments within the Sindh Government come under the Chief Secretary. The position holder must be a BPS-22 officer and the appointment of the Chief Secretary is made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. 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]

Chief Secretary of Sindh
Seal of Sindh
Provincial Flag of Sindh
Incumbent
Syed Asif Hyder Shah
AbbreviationCS Sindh
ResidenceChief Secretary House, Karachi
SeatKarachi
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Websitesindh.gov.pk

The Chief Secretary is the executive bureaucractic head of the province. The Chief Secretary is also the Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister on administrative matters. All Secretaries and Divisional Commissioners report to the Chief Secretary. The Provincial Ministers report to the Chief Secretary on administrative matters. Only the Prime Minister can appoint or remove the Chief Secretary from their position. The Chief Secretary also serves as the Cabinet Secretary of Sindh.[3][4][5][6]

Workplace of Chief Secretary

The principal workplace of the Chief Secretary is the Chief Secretary's Office located in Sindh Secretariat. The Chief Secretary also has a secretariat called the Chief Secretary’s Secretariat. The official residence of the CS, is the Chief Secretary House, which also serves as a camp office.

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 SecretaryEntered OfficeLeft Office
1Javed Ashraf HussainJune 2000July 2002
2KB RindJuly 2002June 2003
3Mutawakkil KaziJune 2003July 2004
4Aslam SanjraniJuly 2004May 2005
5Fazal-ur-RehmanMay 2005March 2007
6Shakeel DurraniMarch 2007July 2007
7Ejaz QureshiJuly 2007November 2007
8Fazal-ur-RehmanNovember 2007August 2010
9Abdul Subhan MemonMarch 2011April 2013
10Muhammad Ijaz ChaudhryApril 2013November 2013
11Sajjad Saleem HotianaNovember 2013March 2015
12Muhammad Siddique MemonMarch 2015November 2016
13Rizwan MemonNovember 2016June 2018
14Azam Suleman KhanJune 2018September 2018
15Mumtaz Ali ShahSeptember 2018March 2022
16Sohail RajputApril 2022August 2023
17Fakhre Alam IrfanAugust 2023March 2024
18Syed Asif Hyder ShahMarch 2024

See also

References
  1. "Chief Secretary - Government of Sindh". sindh.gov.pk.
  2. "Sindh gets new Chief Secretary". Pakistan Observer. 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  3. "Prospective candidates for Chief Secretary Sindh". September 2010.
  4. Newspaper, the (24 June 2011). "Raja Abbas is Sindh's new chief secretary".
  5. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 March 2015). "Sindh gets new CS after weeks of controversy".
  6. "Rs 3.14b deposited in Sindh coronavirus fund: Chief Secretary". The Nation. April 17, 2020.
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