Muhammad Iqbal Memon


Muhammad Iqbal Memon is a Pakistani Civil Servant who serves in Grade-21 and currently holds the office of Additional Chief Secretary (Services), Government of Sindh, in office since April 2020. Memon belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service. He is also a senior member of the Secretaries' Committee and Chairman of Inquiry Commission (CCE-2003).

Muhammad Iqbal Memon
محمد اقبال میمن
Additional Chief Secretary Services [1]
Assumed office
21 April 2020
Appointed byMurad Ali Shah
Personal details
BornIslamic Republic of Pakistan
OccupationCivil servant, Pakistan Administrative Service
CommitteesChairman of Inquiry Commission (CCE-2003)

He was promoted to the rank of BPS-21 in 2020.[2][3] He hails from Sindh and has served in the Governments of Pakistan, Sindh, and Balochistan. Memon had completed his National Management Course (NMC-110) in 2019 from the National School of Public Policy. He is one of the youngest Officers in the country serving in Grade-21 while still having more than a decade of years in Service.

He is the brother of Farooq Azam Memon, the Chief Commissioner of Sukkur, an Officer of the Inland Revenue Service.[4]

Career

It is prudent to mention that Iqbal Memon is at the rank of Additional Chief Secretary (Grade-21) which is equivalent to the rank of Major General in the Pakistan Army. Currently in all of Sindh, there are only five other serving Officers at the rank of ACS (BS-21), making this an honor for any Officer at the rank of Grade-21.

Muhammad Iqbal Memon serves as the Sindh Additional Chief Secretary Services (ACS Services) an extremely coveted posting, in office since April 2020. Previously, Memon held the posting of Secretary General Administration (Sindh) for a period of four months under Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah from January 2020 till April 2020. Prior to being Secretary General Administration, he served as Secretary Minorities Affairs Department.[5]

Muhammad Iqbal Memon is also the Chairman and Acting Secretary of an Inquiry Commission appointed by the Chief Minister (Sindh) (Murad Ali Shah) "to scrutinize the process of combined competitive examinations 2003 conducted by CPSC" which compromises of Secretary Law Department and Member Sindh 'Provincial Public Service Commission'.[6] ACS Memon is also a Senior Member of the Secretaries' Committee (Sindh). He is also a member of the Provincial Selection Board which decides on the promotions of Provincial cadre Officers up to Grade-21 (BS-21).

While Memon was Secretary General Administration he was made the Chairman of the 'Central Control Cell' during the COVID-19 pandemic, which provided assistance to citizens of Sindh and worked along with the "IG Office, the Rangers director-general, the Health Department, the Home Department, the Pakistan Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh as well as the Divisional headquarters i.e. Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners at the district level[7]" appointed by the Chief Secretary (Sindh).

During his tenure as Secretary General Administration he took action against retired Government Officers and Officials who still retained Official Residences. He took possession of 14 Bungalows, flats, and other residences[8]. He also took action against those using Official vehicles beyond their entitlement, and took action ghost employees. ACS Memon also expedited the work in Sindh Government Officers Club.

During his tenure as Secretary Minorities Affairs Department, Memon was an Official Member of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) of the Government of Pakistan. He strongly represented the minorities of Sindh and ordered strict action against those who facilitate forced conversions. He was also credited with giving transparent funds and scholarships to students who were minorities. Under Memon, the Minorities Affairs Department approved the installation of thousands of cameras at worship places of minorities under an initiative with the Science and Technology Department. As an Official Member of the ETPB he firmly reiterated the Provincial Government's stance that the ETPB should be dissolved to a provincial level under the 18th Amendment[9] and for better protection/maintenance of worship properties worth billions of Rupees.

Before he became a Secretary, Memon served as Special Secretary Local Government Department[10]. He also served as Special Secretary Health Department (Public Health) and retained the Additional Charge of Special Secretary (Admin-I) during his posting[11].Memon has previously also served as a Member (Judicial) of Sindh Board of Revenue[12], and Director General Protocol.

Memon has also been Chief Economist of Sindh in the Planning and Development Board. Memon also served as Programme Director Basic Urban Services Project under the Local Government department 2008[13]

In the field he has served as DCO Khairpur which was then Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah's constituency[14][15]. He was also DCO Dadu during the historic 2010 floods[16][17][18] when Magistracy was still exercised which granted the DCO's a phenomenal amount of power

He had also served as Additional Secretary (Staff) and Deputy Secretary (Staff) to Chief Minister (Sindh). Not only that, but he served as Deputy Secretary to Governor (Sindh), before the Governor was a mere ceremonial position. In the beginning of his career he served in Baluchistan as an Assistant Commissioner when Magistracy was still exercised. More recently he served in the Government of Pakistan as Provincial Census Commissioner for Sindh[19].

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See also

References
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  2. "Most among promoted officers belong to administrative services group". Dawn. February 1, 2020.
  3. "Mohammed Iqbal Re-designated As Additional Chief Secy Services". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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  13. "Major reshuffle in Sindh administration begins". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  14. "Major reshuffle in Sindh administration begins". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  15. "Khairpur unlikely to meet wheat target". DAWN.COM. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  16. "District government officers to resume duty today | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  17. "Dadu to come under threat if water level increases in MNV drain". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  18. "More towns in line as Mehar inundated". The Nation. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  19. "Provincial Census Commissioner | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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