Agency Name: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Industries |
Seal: | KP logo.png |
Picture Width: | 150px |
Picture Caption: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa flag |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Headquarters: | Peshawar |
Coordinates: | 34.0167°N 106°W |
Chief1 Name: | Abdul Munim |
Chief1 Position: | Assistant to CM |
Chief2 Position: | Secretary |
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Industries (Pushto; Pashto: د صنايعو رياست خیبر پښتونخو, Urdu: {{nq|محکمہ صنعت خیبر پښتونخوا) is concerned with industry in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is headed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister of Industries, who is a member of the Chief Minister's Cabinet. Mr. Shaukat Ali Yousafzai was appointed as Minister of Industries by Chief Minister of KP Pervez Khattak on April 1, 2014.[1]
The department was created on August 14, 1973. This department's main purpose is to create jobs, promote Industrial growth, encourage sustainable development and improve standards of living for all citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The department is currently headed by Secretary Sajjid Khan.
The Department is under the control and supervision of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister of Industries, a political appointee of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Industries Minister is assisted in managing the Department by a Secretary of Industries, also appointed by the Chief Minister, who assumes the duties of the Minister in his absence.
The duties of the Department are to carry out approved programs and make the public aware of the objectives of the department.
No. | Name | Photo | Term began | Term ended | Governor(s) |
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1. | Samiullah Khan Alizai | March 24, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | Shaukatullah Khan | |
2. | Umar Farooq Khan (caretaker) | March 24, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | ||
3. | Pervez Khattak | June 1, 2013 | March 31, 2014 | ||
4. | Shaukat Ali Yousafzai | April 1, 2014 | May 3, 2014 | ||
Mehtab Ahmed Khan | |||||
5. | Pervez Khattak | May 3, 2014 | Incumbent |