Chief Secretary Punjab


The Chief Secretary Punjab, also referred to as CS Punjab, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Punjab, Pakistan. 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.
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 Punjab, 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 down the names of chief secretaries that have remained in office since December 2003.
No.Name of Chief SecretaryEntered OfficeLeft Office
1Kamran Rasool
2Salman Siddique
3Javed Mehmood
4Najibullah Malik
5Javed Mehmood
6Nasir Mahmood Khosa
7Javed Iqbal
8Naveed Akram Cheema
9Khizar Hayat Gondal
10Zahid Saeed
11Akbar Hussain Durrani
12Yousuf Naseem KhokharNovember 2019
13Azam Suleman KhanNovember 2019April 2020
14Jawad Rafique MalikApril 2020Incumbent