Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
Incumbent
Khurram Agha
Prime Minister's Office
Reports toPrime Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan
WebsitePrime Minister's Office

The principal secretary to the prime minister of Pakistan (also referred to as PSPM or PM's chief of staff) is the administrative head and highest-ranking official of the Prime Minister's Office. The position holder is usually an officer belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service serving in BPS-22 grade. The principal secretary advises and assists the prime minister on all the official business routed through the PM Office, and because of this the PSPM is generally regarded as the most crucial aide to the prime minister. The current principal secretary to the prime minister is Khurram Agha.[1]

Being the administrative head of the Prime Minister's Office, the principal secretary wields significant amount of power over the daily affairs of the Government of Pakistan. The duties of the principal secretary includes, but are not limited to; advising the prime minister on national policy and its implementation, dealing with official paperwork in the Prime Minister's Office, placing before the prime minister critical files of importance for approval, coordinating activities in the Prime Minister's Office, and preparing notes on issues to be discussed by the PM with senior politicians, bureaucrats and other dignitaries.[2][3]

List of principal secretaries to PM

No.Name of principal secretaryName of prime minister Service
1Anwar ZahidMuhammad Khan Junejo Pakistan Administrative Service
2Usman Ali IsaniMuhammad Khan Junejo Pakistan Administrative Service
3Salim Abbas JillaniBenazir Bhutto Pakistan Administrative Service
4Usman Ali IsaniBenazir Bhutto
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi		 Pakistan Administrative Service
5Anwar ZahidNawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
6Qazi M. AlimullahNawaz Sharif
Balakh Sher Mazari		 Pakistan Administrative Service
7Shamsher Ali KhanNawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
8Mohammad Ahmed SadikBenazir Bhutto Pakistan Administrative Service
9Aminullah ChaudryMalik Meraj Khalid Pakistan Administrative Service
10A. Z. K. SherdilNawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
11Saeed MehdiNawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
12Nasiruddin AhmedZafarullah Khan Jamali Pakistan Administrative Service
13Shuja ShahZafarullah Khan Jamali Pakistan Administrative Service
14Javed Sadiq MalikShaukat Aziz Pakistan Administrative Service
15Khalid SaeedShaukat Aziz Pakistan Administrative Service
16Siraj ShamsuddinYousaf Raza Gillani Pakistan Administrative Service
17Nargis SethiYousaf Raza Gillani Pakistan Administrative Service
18Khushnood Akhtar LashariYousaf Raza Gillani Pakistan Administrative Service
19Muhammad Ayub QaziRaja Pervaiz Ashraf Pakistan Administrative Service
20Seerat Asghar JauraMir Hazar Khan Khoso Pakistan Administrative Service
21Khawaja Siddique AkbarMir Hazar Khan Khoso Pakistan Administrative Service
22Nasir Mahmood KhosaNawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
23Javaid AslamNawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
24Fawad Hasan FawadNawaz Sharif
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi		 Pakistan Administrative Service
25Suhail AamirNasirul Mulk Pakistan Administrative Service
26Muhammad Azam KhanImran Khan Pakistan Administrative Service
27Syed Tauqir ShahShahbaz Sharif
Anwaar ul Haq Kakar		 Pakistan Administrative Service
28Khurram AghaAnwaar ul Haq Kakar Pakistan Administrative Service

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Khurram Agha new Principal Secretary to PM Kakar". www.24newshd.tv.
  2. ↑ "Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jianchao Meets with Principal Secretary Javed Aslam to the Prime Minister of Pakistan". Fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "PM changes his principal secretary with ECP nod". www.thenews.com.pk.
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