Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, also referred to as CS KP, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 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][2]

Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Reports toChief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
SeatCivil Secretariat, Peshawar
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan
WebsiteGovernment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 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 the names of chief secretaries who have remained in office since January 2001.

1Maj(R)Naeem KhanFebruary 2001December 2001
2Ejaz Ahmed QuershiJune 2003March 2007
3Sahibzada Riaz NoorMarch 2007March 2009
4Javed IqbalMarch 2009October 2010
5Ghulam Dastagir AkhtarOctober 2010June 2013
6Muhammad Shehzad ArbabJune 2013April 2014
7Amjad Ali KhanApril 2014October 2016
8Abid SaeedOctober 2016August 2017
9Muhammad Azam KhanSeptember 2017June 2018
10Naveed Kamran BalochJune 2018February 2019
11Muhammad SalimFebruary 2019October 2019
12Dr. Kazim NiazOctober 2019Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "Administrative Secretaries". Kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  2. Report, Bureau (28 February 2014). "Patch-up between CM, chief secretary".
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