Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqi

Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqi
Commerce Secretary of Pakistan
Assumed office
April 2024
Appointed byImran Khan
Commerce Secretary of Pakistan
In office
July 2020 – March 2024
Personal details
BornIslamic Republic of Pakistan
EducationLondon School of Economics
OccupationCivil servant, Pakistan Administrative Service

Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqi is a Pakistani civil servant who serves in BPS-22 grade, the highest attainable rank for a civil servant, as the Commerce Secretary of Pakistan.[1] Faruqi belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics. In 2022 after the retirement of Federal Secretary Rizwan Ahmed, Sualeh Faruqi being the next senior-most grade 22 officer from Sindh was appointed as Member of the Central Selection Board- the prestigious body responsible for promotion of the country's senior civil servants.[2][3]

Faruqi has previously served as Joint Secretary to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Principal Secretary to Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair Umar and as Chairman Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI).[4]

Career[edit]

Sualeh Faruqi served as the Commerce Secretary of Pakistan, in office from July 2020 to March 2024. [1] He has previously served as Joint Secretary to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Principal Secretary to Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair Umar, Chairman Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI), Commissioner of Karachi, Chief Executive Officer of Sindh Infrastructure Development Company, Director General Sindh Provincial Disaster Management Authority, and as Deputy Commissioner (South) Karachi.[5][6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Shake-up in top bureaucracy". The News International. July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "'King making' CSB to consider promotions of officers from August 1, 2023". 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  3. ^ "Ten officers of Pakistan Administrative Service promoted to grade-22". www.24newshd.tv. June 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Corporate corner: Commerce secretary visits TDAP". The Express Tribune. July 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Chairman". www.eobi.gov.pk.
  6. ^ "Corporate corner: Commerce secretary visits TDAP". The Express Tribune. July 13, 2020.