Irfan Ali

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Irfan Ali
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Born Islamic Republic of Pakistan
NationalityFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistani
Occupation Civil servant

Irfan Ali is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade (highest attainable rank for a serving officer) as Federal Secretary. Irfan belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and joined the civil service in 1986. [1] [2]

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Irfan Ali served as the Power Secretary of Pakistan, appointed to the post by Prime Minister Imran Khan in August 2018 and remained in office till June 2020. Before joining the Power Division, he served as the Federal Secretary for Privatisation Division. He has also served as Chairman, Chief Minister’s Inspection Team (CMIT), Lahore. [3]

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References

  1. "PM Imran Khan congratulates power minister, secretary on Pakistan's first load-shedding free Ramzan". Geo.tv. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  2. "Irfan Ali made Secretary Power Division". Fp.brecorder.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. "Target of 55,000MW energy generation set by govt: minister". Mettisglobal.news. Retrieved 12 August 2019.