Maroof Afzal Explained

Maroof Afzal
Nationality:Pakistani
Birth Place:Pakistan
Death Date:10 December 2020
Death Place:Pakistan
Occupation:Civil servant
Education:Cadet College Petaro
Office:Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan
Successor:Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera
Term Start:May 2019
Term End:April 2020
Appointer:Imran Khan

Maroof Afzal (died 10 December 2020) was a Pakistani civil servant who belonged to the Pakistan Administrative Service and served as the Establishment Secretary and Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan.

Biography

He served in BPS-22 grade as the Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan under Prime Minister Imran Khan and as Establishment Secretary under Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. He belonged to the Pakistan Administrative Service.[1] He is among the very few civil servants in the country's history to have served at both the coveted positions of Secretary Cabinet and Secretary Establishment; two bureaucratic posts which report directly to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Afzal was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in December 2017.[2]

Other key grade 22 positions which he held include Federal Secretary for Industries and Production and Federal Secretary for Information Technology. As a grade 21 officer, Maroof served as chairman of the Capital Development Authority and chairman of the National Highway Authority.[3] He belonged to the 15th CTP and was batchmates with Jawad Rafique Malik, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Sikandar Sultan Raja, Rizwan Ahmed and Hussain Asghar.[4]

After his retirement from the civil services, Afzal was appointed as member of the Federal Public Service Commission in April 2020.

Later in November 2020, he was notified as Chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission however he could not take oath of his office as he contracted coronavirus. On 10 December 2020, he died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.[5]

Awards

In 2023, he was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maroof Afzal posted as Establishment Division Secretary. December 15, 2017. Pakistan Today.
  2. Web site: Mr. Maroof Afzal Federal Secretary for Information Technology and Mr. Raza Shah, Member IT from Ministry of IT and Telecommunication visit to KPITB office | KPITB | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board. www.kpitb.gov.pk.
  3. Web site: Future strategy & implementation plan: Dawood to get briefings this week – Business Recorder.
  4. Web site: Maroof Afzal Appointed as the New Chairman of PTCL. propakistani.pk. 10 October 2018 .
  5. Web site: FPSC Chairman Maroof Afzal dies from coronavirus. December 10, 2020. 24 News HD.
  6. Web site: President confers Pakistan civil awards on 253 personalities . 2023-04-06 . Dunya News . 14 August 2022 . en.