Zafar Saifullah Explained

Zafar Saifullah Sanglikar (c. 1936 – 25 July 2014) was appointed Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India from 1993 to 1994.^{[1] [2]}

He belonged to the Karnataka cadre of Indian Administrative Service officers.^{[3] [4]} Prior to his role as Cabinet Secretary, he held a variety of positions including that of Member Secretary of the Minorities Commission of India, Advisor to the Governor of Haryana,^[5] Secretary of Rural Development, Government of Karnataka,^[6] among others.^[7]

In 2008, Saifullah edited and published a book, Sulaimanis  - Lives Less Ordinary. The book was released by the Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari.^[8]

Zafar Saifullah is first Muslim IAS officer who served as Cabinet Secretary of India.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ex-cabinet secretary Zafar Saifullah is dead . New Kerala . 30 July 2014 . 12 April 2015.
2. Book: Sengupta, Roshni . Nalin Mehta . Television in India: Satellites, Politics and Cultural Change . https://books.google.com/books?id=LfQdZBH8UZYC&q=%22Zafar+Saifullah%22&pg=PT102 . 12 April 2015 . 30 May 2008 . Routledge . New York . 978-0-203-89559-7 . 92 . Muslims on Television.
3. News: Smaller states: Does size matter? . 2 October 1998 . . 22 January 2010.
4. Book: Mahmood, Tahir . Minorities Commission : minor role in major affairs . Pharos Media & Pub . New Delhi . 2001 . 56, 82 . 978-81-7221-018-2 . 48508180.
5. Data India . . New Delhi . 35 . 0377-6832 . 1797778.
6. 1981 . Karnataka . . . Delhi . 6 . 1544-6689 . 40894687.
7. News: Saifullah, Zafar: Brief Biography . . 22 January 2010.
8. Web site: Vice President Releases a Book 'Sulaimanis -Lives Less Ordinary' . 1 September 2008 . Press Information Bureau, Government of India . 22 January 2010.