Sikandar Sultan Raja

Sikandar Sultan Raja
سکندر سلطان راجہ
Petroleum Secretary of Pakistan
In office
18 April 2017 – 26 August 2018
Appointed by Nawaz Sharif
Chief Secretary Azad Kashmir
In office
January 2016 – April 2017
Appointed by Nawaz Sharif
Additional Secretary to the Government of Pakistan
In office
April 2015 – January 2016
Appointed by Nawaz Sharif
Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan
In office
April 2014 – April 2015
Appointed by Nawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born Bhera, Pakistan
Nationality  Pakistan
Spouse(s) Rabab Sikandar
Children Ali Sikandar Raja
Parents Major Sultan Ahmed
Occupation Career Bureaucrat

Sikandar Sultan Raja is a Pakistani bureaucrat serving in BPS-22 grade (highest attainable rank for a serving officer) as Federal Secretary.[1]

Raja holds the honour of having served as Chief Secretary of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. He has served in the government of Punjab as Secretary Communications and Works,Secretary Services & General Administration, Secretary Local Government and Community Development and Director General Excise & Taxation.He belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is batchmates with Fawad Hasan Fawad, Jawad Rafique Malik, Rizwan Ahmed, Shoaib Mir, Zafarullah Khan and Allah Dino Khawaja. Raja is the son-in-law of Saeed Mehdi, the former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan.[2]

Family

Raja's father remained a Major in Pakistan Army. Raja is the son-in-law of Saeed Mehdi- a former top bureaucrat who served as Principal Secretary to PM Nawaz Sharif. Raja's wife, Rabab Sikandar, is a serving Customs official.[3]

Career

Raja did his FSc from Cadet College Hasan Abdal and then went on to King Edward Medical University to earn a bachelor’s degree in medicine.He also did LLB from Punjab University. He was then inducted into the Pakistan Administrative Service and started off his career with his first post as Assistant Commissioner Islamabad in 1989.[4]

Raja has served on key positions, including Deputy Commissioner Islamabad and Punjab's provincial Secretary. He has also served as Chief Secretary for the provinces of Gilgit Baltistan as well as Azad Jammu Kashmir. He remained as Director General Immigration and Passport under the administration of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[5] Raja was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in 2017. He served at the important position of Secretary Petroleum from April 2017 till August 2018.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "AJK chief secretary Jalal Sikandar Sultan Raja transferred".
  2. ↑ "Pakistan State Oil : Petroleum secretary opens PSO retail outlet - 4-Traders". 27 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rabab Sikandar assumes charge as Lahore I&I director".
  4. ↑ "Sikandar Sultan Raja appointed DG Passports". Abdalians.com. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  5. ↑ "Sikandar Sultan Raja". www.ppl.com.pk.
  6. ↑ "Establishment Division Notifies Promotion Of Officers".
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