The Communications Secretary of Pakistan is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Communications. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.[2] The Secretary heads the Ministry that is the central administrative authority on communications and transport sector in Pakistan. Notable organisations that come under the purview of the Communications Secretary includes the National Highway Authority (NHA) and the National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP).[3] The incumbent Federal Secretary for Communications is Zafar Hassan.
Communications Secretary of Pakistan | |
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Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
Website | Ministry of Communications |
Federal secretaries
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Sr. | Secretary Name | From | To |
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1 | H. S. Ishaque | 18-07-1956 | 06-06-1962 |
2 | M. H. Zuberi | 07-06-1962 | 27-03-1967 |
3 | A. R. Khan | 27-03-1967 | 09-01-1970 |
4 | Ali Hassan | 09-01-1970 | 20-08-1973 |
5 | K. T. Kidwai | 27-08-1973 | 26-04-1975 |
6 | Shah Nawaz Khan | 26-04-1975 | 06-02-1978 |
7 | Maj Gen. Shafqat Ahmed Syed | 16-02-1978 | 25-07-1979 |
8 | F. K. Bandial | 25-07-1979 | 12-03-1986 |
9 | R. A. Akhund | 12-03-1986 | 11-01-1987 |
10 | K. U. Fafooqi | 11-01-1987 | 07-01-1988 |
11 | H. N. Akhtar | 07-01-1988 | 30-08-1989 |
12 | Badruddin Zahidi | 30-08-1989 | 19-04-1990 |
13 | M. Salman Farooqi | 19-04-1990 | 26-07-1993 |
14 | Aitizazuddin Ahmed | 26-07-1993 | 27-12-1994 |
15 | Muhammad Sher Khan | 28-12-1984 | 10-11-1996 |
16 | Inamul Haque | 10-11-1998 | 19-03-1998 |
17 | Dr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh | 20-03-1998 | 10-05-2000 |
18 | Nazar Mohammad Shaikh | 14-07-2000 | 31-03-2001 |
19 | Iftikhar Rashid | 12-04-2001 | 07-02-2005 |
20 | Tariq Mahmud | 10-02-2005 | 12-11-2007 |
21 | Sajid Hussain Chattha | 12-11-2007 | 05-07-2008 |
22 | Sharif Ahmed | 11-10-2008 | 31-12-2010 |
23 | Anwar Ahmad Khan | 01-01-2011 | 04-04-2013 |
24 | Muhammad Arshad Bhatti | 04-04-2013 | 14-02-2014 |
25 | Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad | 01-07-2014 | 05-11-2014 |
26 | Shahid Ashraf Tarar | 05-11-2014 | 01-03-2016 |
27 | Shahid Ashraf Tarar | 01-03-2016 | 26-12-2016 |
28 | Khalid Masood Chaudhary | 26-12-2017 | 17-07-2017 |
29 | Muhammad Siddique Memon | 17-07-2017 | 18-12-2017 |
30 | Furqan Bahadur Khan | 19-12-2017 | 30-08-2018 |
31 | Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui | 31-08-2018 | 19-07-2019 |
32 | Jawwad Rafique Malik | 19-07-2019 | 24-04-2020 |
33 | Mohammad Khurram Agha | 09-05-2022 | 02-11-2023 |
34 | Asif Nawaz | 03-11-2023 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ministry of Communications".
- ^ "Home". communication.gov.pk.
- ^ "National Highways & Motorway Police".
- ^ "Ministry of Communications".