Maroof Afzal
Maroof Afzal is a retired Pakistani civil servant who 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 belongs 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]
Maroof Afzal | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office May 2019 – April 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Imran Khan |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Education | Cadet College Petaro |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Other key grade 22 positions which he has previously 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 belongs to the 15th CTP and is 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.
See also
References
- "Maroof Afzal posted as Establishment Division Secretary". Pakistan Today. December 15, 2017.
- "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.
- "Future strategy & implementation plan: Dawood to get briefings this week – Business Recorder".
- "Maroof Afzal Appointed as the New Chairman of PTCL". propakistani.pk.