Shahzad Khan Bangash | |
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Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
In office November 2021 –1 February 2023 | |
Governor | Shah Farman Haji Ghulam Ali |
Chief Minister | Mahmood Khan Azam Khan (caretaker) |
Preceded by | Kazim Niaz |
Succeeded by | Imdad Ullah Bosal |
Personal details | |
Born | Behzadi Chakar Kot,Kohat District |
Alma mater | Cadet College Kohat Khyber Medical College |
Occupation | Civil servant,Pakistan Administrative Service |
Shahzad Khan Bangash is a Pakistani civil servant who served as Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from November 2021 until January 2023. [1] [2]
Bangash was born in Behzadi Chakar Kot,Kohat District,He did his matriculation from Cadet College Kohat,FSc from Edwardes College Peshawar,and MBBS from Khyber Medical College,Peshawar. [3]
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