The Chief Secretary Sindh (Urdu: معتمدِ اعلٰی سندھ), also referred to as CS Sindh, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Sindh. The position holder is usually a Grade-22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service. The position of Chief Secretary is equivalent to the rank of Federal Secretary.[1] The current Chief Secretary of Sindh is Syed Asif Hyder Shah, in office since March 2024.[2]
| Chief Secretary of Sindh | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Sindh | |
 Provincial Flag of Sindh | |
Incumbent Syed Asif Hyder Shah | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Abbreviation | CS Sindh |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Residence | Chief Secretary House, Karachi |
| Seat | Karachi |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Pakistan |
| Website | sindh |
The Prime Minister directly appoints the Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretary also serves as the Cabinet Secretary of Sindh.[3][4][5][6]
Powers
editThe Chief Secretary Sindh is the head of the provincial government of Sindh. As the highest-ranking civil servant of the province, all Ministers, Secretaries and divisional Commissioners report to them. They oversee execution of policies made by their office and by the Government of Sindh. They act as the administrative head of the Sindh cabinet, lead the entire Sindh bureaucracy and Sindh Police. All Ministers of Sindh report to the Chief Secretary Sindh on administrative matters. The Chief Secretary Sindh is the helm of the administrative arm of the Sindh Government and oversees all of its operations. All letters made by the government need the Chief Secretary's approval in order for it to become an official order.
Workplace of Chief Secretary
editThe principal workplace of the Chief Secretary is the Chief Secretary's Office located in Sindh Secretariat. The Chief Secretary is also the head of Sindh Secretariat, being its highest-ranking official. The Chief Secretary also has a secretariat called the Chief Secretary’s Secretariat. The official residence of the Chief Secretary Sindh is the Chief Secretary House, also known as Hardley House, which also serves as a camp office.
List of Chief Secretaries
editThe following table lists down the names of Chief Secretaries that have remained in office since June 2000.
| No. | Name of Chief Secretary | Entered Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javed Ashraf Hussain | June 2000 | July 2002 |
| 2 | KB Rind | July 2002 | June 2003 |
| 3 | Mutawakkil Kazi | June 2003 | July 2004 |
| 4 | Aslam Sanjrani | July 2004 | May 2005 |
| 5 | Fazal-ur-Rehman | May 2005 | March 2007 |
| 6 | Shakeel Durrani | March 2007 | July 2007 |
| 7 | Ejaz Qureshi | July 2007 | November 2007 |
| 8 | Fazal-ur-Rehman | November 2007 | August 2010 |
| 9 | Muhammad Ijaz Chaudhry | April 2013 | November 2013 |
| 10 | Sajjad Saleem Hotiana | November 2013 | March 2015 |
| 11 | Muhammad Siddique Memon | March 2015 | November 2016 |
| 12 | Rizwan Memon | November 2016 | June 2018 |
| 13 | Azam Suleman Khan | June 2018 | September 2018 |
| 14 | Mumtaz Ali Shah | September 2018 | March 2022 |
| 15 | Sohail Rajput | April 2022 | August 2023 |
| 16 | Fakhre Alam Irfan | August 2023 | March 2024 |
| 17 | Syed Asif Hyder Shah | March 2024 | Incumbent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chief Secretary - Government of Sindh". sindh.gov.pk.
- ^ "Sindh gets new Chief Secretary". Pakistan Observer. 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Prospective candidates for Chief Secretary Sindh". September 2010.
- ^ Newspaper, the (24 June 2011). "Raja Abbas is Sindh's new chief secretary".
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 March 2015). "Sindh gets new CS after weeks of controversy".
- ^ "Rs 3.14b deposited in Sindh coronavirus fund: Chief Secretary". The Nation. April 17, 2020.