Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Urdu: مُعْتَمَدِ اعلٰی خیبر پختونخوا), 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 March 1997.

1Rustam Shah MohmandMarch 1997August 1998
2Saeedullah JanAugust 1998October 1999
3AbdullahOctober 1999February 2001
4Naeem KhanFebruary 2001December 2001
5Shakil DurraniDecember 2001June 2003
6Ejaz QureshiJune 2003March 2007
7Sahibzada Riaz NoorMarch 2007March 2009
8Ghulam Dastagir AkhtarOctober 2010June 2013
9Muhammad Shehzad ArbabJune 2013April 2014
10Amjad Ali KhanApril 2014October 2016
11Abid SaeedOctober 2016August 2017
12Muhammad Azam KhanSeptember 2017June 2018
13Naveed Kamran BalochJune 2018February 2019
14Muhammad SalimFebruary 2019October 2019
15Dr. 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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