Iqbal Hussain Durrani Explained

Iqbal Hussain Durrani
Nationality: Pakistan
Birth Place:Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Occupation:Civil servant
Office:National Security Secretary of Pakistan
Term Start:March 2019
Term End:June 2019
Appointer:Imran Khan
Office1:Additional Secretary for National Health Services
Term Start1:September 2018
Term End1:March 2019
Appointer1:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Iqbal Hussain Durrani is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the National Security Secretary of Pakistan.[1] Durrani belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is the son-in-law of former Chief Minister of Sindh, Qaim Ali Shah.[2] History was made when Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2019 promoted both Durrani as well as his wife, Pakistan Administrative Service officer Naheed Shah Durrani, to grade 22; as it was the first time in the country's bureaucratic history that both husband and wife were promoted together to the elite rank of Federal Secretary.[3]

Durrani spent majority of his active service years in the Government of Sindh having served as provincial secretary of various departments. He was widely regarded as being one of the most influential provincial secretaries of Sindh.[4] He belongs to the 15th CTP and is batchmates with Sikandar Sultan Raja, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Rizwan Ahmed, Hussain Asghar, Jawad Rafique Malik and Allah Dino Khawaja.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drafting of national security policy in final stage, NA body told - Pakistan. DAWN.COM. 5 April 2019 . 2020-03-15.
  2. Web site: Establishment Division Notifies Transfers, Postings Of 8 Bureaucrats. UrduPoint. 2020-03-15.
  3. Web site: Govt promotes 11 PAS officers to grade 22 | The Express Tribune. tribune.com.pk. 26 March 2019 . 2020-03-15.
  4. Web site: www.tribune.com.pk/story/729835/struggle-for-power-tug-of-war-between-minister-and-secretary-disturb-health-dept/%3famp=1. tribune.com.pk. 2020-03-15.
  5. Web site: Second round of bureaucratic reshuffle in Sindh. thenews.com.pk. 2 September 2018 . 2020-03-15.