Iqbal Hussain Durrani

Iqbal Hussain Durrani is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the National Security Secretary of Pakistan.[1] Durrani belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is the son-in-law of former Chief Minister of Sindh, Qaim Ali Shah.[2] History was made when Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2019 promoted both Durrani as well as his wife, Pakistan Administrative Service officer Naheed Shah Durrani, to grade 22; as it was the first time in the country's bureaucratic history that both husband and wife were promoted together to the elite rank of Federal Secretary.[3]

Iqbal Hussain Durrani
National Security Secretary of Pakistan
In office
March 2019 – June 2019
Appointed byImran Khan
Additional Secretary for National Health Services
In office
September 2018 – March 2019
Appointed byShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Personal details
BornIslamic Republic of Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
OccupationCivil servant

Durrani spent majority of his active service years in the Government of Sindh having served as provincial secretary of various departments. He was widely regarded as being one of the most influential provincial secretaries of Sindh.[4] He belongs to the 15th CTP and is batchmates with Sikandar Sultan Raja, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Rizwan Ahmed, Hussain Asghar, Jawad Rafique Malik and Allah Dino Khawaja.[5]

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References
  1. "Drafting of national security policy in final stage, NA body told - Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. "Establishment Division Notifies Transfers, Postings Of 8 Bureaucrats". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  3. "Govt promotes 11 PAS officers to grade 22 | The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  4. "www.tribune.com.pk/story/729835/struggle-for-power-tug-of-war-between-minister-and-secretary-disturb-health-dept/%3famp=1". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  5. "Second round of bureaucratic reshuffle in Sindh". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
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