Nasir Mahmood Khosa Explained

Nasir Mahmood Khosa
Nationality: Pakistan
Birth Place:Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
Occupation:Career Bureaucrat
Office:Executive Director World Bank
Term Start:September 2013
Term End:September 2017
Office1:Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
Term Start1:June 2013
Term End1:September 2013
Appointer1:Nawaz Sharif
Office2:Chief Secretary Punjab
Term Start2:February 2010
Term End2:April 2013
Appointer2:Yousaf Raza Gillani
Office3:Chief Secretary Balochistan
Term Start3:April 2008
Term End3:February 2010
Appointer3:Yousaf Raza Gillani

Nasir Mahmood Khosa is a retired Pakistani civil servant from Dera Ghazi Khan who belonged to the Pakistan Administrative Service and served in BPS-22 grade, the highest attainable rank for a serving officer. He was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in 2010.[1]

Khosa has an outstanding civil service record, having held the most coveted bureaucratic assignments in the country. He served as the 22nd Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, as well as the administrative boss of two provinces as Chief Secretary Punjab and Chief Secretary Balochistan. Khosa also served as executive director at the World Bank from 2013-2017.[2]

Khosa is the brother of former Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Tariq Khosa, former director general of the Federal Investigation Agency. He is also the maternal cousin of former Governor Punjab Latif Khosa.[3]

Nomination for chief ministership

On 28 May 2018, Khosa was nominated to become the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab ahead of the 2018 general elections.[4] He was nominated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to which Shehbaz Sharif agreed but PTI withdrew his name on 30 May 2018,[5] followed by Khosa opting out and excusing himself from assuming the responsibilities of caretaker chief minister.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Nasir Mahmood Khosa. www.geo.tv. 28 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Nasir Khosa does Pakistan proud as Chairman HR Committee of World Bank. The News. 2018-12-24. 2018-05-30.
  3. Web site: The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News. 22 October 2019 .
  4. News: Nasir Khosa nominated Punjab caretaker chief minister. Dawn. 2018-05-28. 2018-05-30.
  5. Web site: PTI's change of heart over Punjab interim set-up invites rivals' ire - The Express Tribune. 30 May 2018. tribune.com.pk. 31 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Nasir Khosa recuses himself from Punjab caretaker CM post; PTI tables new names. Arif. Malik. 31 May 2018. dawn.com. 31 May 2018.