Zafar Saifullah

Zafar Saifullah (c. 1936 – 25 July 2014) was the only Muslim to be appointed Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India from 1993 to 1994.[1][2]

He belonged to the Karnataka cadre of Indian Administrative Service officers.[3][4] Prior to his role as Cabinet Secretary, he held a variety of positions including that of Member Secretary of the Minorities Commission of India,[4] Advisor to the Governor of Haryana,[5] Secretary of Rural Development, Government of Karnataka,[6] among others.[7]

In 2008, Saifullah edited and published a book, Sulaimanis – Lives Less Ordinary. The book was released by the Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari.[8]

Zafar Saifullah is first and only Muslim IAS officer who served as Cabinet Secretary of India.

References
  1. "Ex-cabinet secretary Zafar Saifullah is dead". New Kerala. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. Sengupta, Roshni (30 May 2008). "Muslims on Television". In Nalin Mehta (ed.). Television in India: Satellites, Politics and Cultural Change. New York: Routledge. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-203-89559-7. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. "Smaller states: Does size matter?". Rediff. 2 October 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. Mahmood, Tahir (2001). Minorities Commission : minor role in major affairs. New Delhi: Pharos Media & Pub. pp. 56, 82. ISBN 978-81-7221-018-2. OCLC 48508180.
  5. "Data India". New Delhi: Press Trust of India: 35. ISSN 0377-6832. OCLC 1797778. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Karnataka". India Today. Delhi: Living Media. 6. 1981. ISSN 1544-6689. OCLC 40894687.
  7. "Saifullah, Zafar: Brief Biography". Reuters. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  8. "Vice President Releases a Book 'Sulaimanis -Lives Less Ordinary'". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2010.


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