Interior Secretary of Pakistan

Interior Secretary of Pakistan
‎معتمدِ داخلہ پاکستان
Incumbent
Aftab Durrani
Reports toInterior Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan
WebsiteMinistry of Interior

The Interior Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: ‎معتمدِ داخلہ پاکستان) is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Interior. As in-charge of the country's law and order machinery, the Interior Secretary is one of the most coveted and sensitive positions in the Government of Pakistan. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.[1][2][3]

Notable organisations that come under the control of the Interior Secretary include the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Directorate General of Immigration & Passports (I&P) and the paramilitary forces namely Frontier Constabulary (FC) and Pakistan Rangers. The administration of the Islamabad Capital Territory is also under the Interior Secretary, as the Chief Commissioner Islamabad directly reports to the Interior Secretary.[4]

List of Interior Secretaries

This table lists down the names of Interior Secretaries that have been in office since January 2001.

No. Name of Interior Secretary Entered Office Left Office
1 Tasneem Noorani January 2001 May 2004
2 Tariq Mahmud June 2004 February 2006
3 Syed Kamal Shah February 2005 September 2009
4 Chaudhry Qamar Zaman September 2009 June 2011
5 Khawaja Siddique Akbar June 2011 April 2013
6 Javed Iqbal April 2013 May 2013
7 Raja Muhammad Abbas May 2013 June 2013
8 Chaudhry Qamar Zaman June 2013 October 2013
9 Shahid Khan October 2013 February 2016
10 Arif Ahmed Khan February 2016 April 2017
11 Tariq Mahmood Khan April 2017 September 2017
12 Arshad Mirza September 2017 June 2018
13 Yousuf Naseem Khokhar June 2018 October 2018
14 Azam Suleman Khan October 2018 November 2019
15 Yousuf Naseem Khokar November 2019 April 2020
16 Azam Suleman Khan April 2020 June 2020
17 Yousuf Naseem Khokar July 2020 7 March 2023[5]
19 Syed Ali Murtaza March 2023 18 August 2023[6]
20 Abdullah Sumbal 18 August 2023[7] present

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ministry of Interior, Pakistan". Interior.gov.pk. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 July 2018). "Govt to beef up security across country". Dawn.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ "SAARC interior secretaries meet in Islamabad - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Interior Secretary recommends FIA officials for awards". Customstoday.com.pk. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Interior Ministry bids farewell to Federal Secy Yousaf Naseem on retirement". 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Interior Secretary Abdullah Khan Sumbal passes away in Lahore". 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Aftab Durrani made secretary interior". 18 September 2023.

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