The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is the Central Bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution,as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948,remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974,when the bank was nationalised and the scope of its functions was considerably enlarged. The State Bank of Pakistan Act 1956,with subsequent amendments,forms the basis of its operations today. The headquarters are located in the financial capital of the country in Karachi. The bank has a fully owned subsidiary with the name SBP Banking Services Corporation (SBP-BSC),the operational arm of the Central Bank with Branch Office in 16 cities across Pakistan,including the capital Islamabad and the four provincial capitals Lahore,Karachi,Peshawar,Quetta. The State Bank of Pakistan has other fully owned subsidiaries as well:National Institute of Banking and Finance,the training arm of the bank providing training to Commercial Banks,the Deposit Protection Corporation,and ownership of the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Abdul Hafeez Sheikh is a Pakistani economist and politician who served as Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Affairs from 11 December 2020 to 29 March 2021. Previously,he served as an advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue from April 2019 to December 2020.
The Pakistan Administrative Service,or PAS is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan. The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerged as the most consolidated and developed post-colonial institution in Pakistan,with the PAS officers of Grade 22 often seen as stronger than the federal government ministers. The service of PAS is generalist in nature and officers are assigned to different departments all across Pakistan during the course of their careers. Almost all of the country's highest-profile positions such as the Federal Secretaries,the provincial Chief Secretaries,and chairmen of top-heavy organizations like the National Highway Authority,Trading Corporation of Pakistan and State Life Insurance Corporation usually belong to the Pakistan Administrative Service.
Asad Umar is a Former Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from September 2013 till May 2018 and again from August 2018 to January 2023. He served as the Federal Minister for Planning,Development,Reforms and Special Initiatives,from 19 November 2019 to 10 April 2022.
Nargis Sethi is a retired Pakistani civil service officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served in BPS-22 grade as the Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Other heavyweight assignments held by Sethi include Secretary for Water and Power,Secretary for Economic Affairs and Defence Secretary of Pakistan.
Syed Osman Ali was a Pakistani banker who served as the seventh Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan.
Rizwan Ahmed is the current Member of Sindh Public Service Commission and a former grade 22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served at the highest civil service office of Federal Secretary. He did his two-year Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University and holds the rare distinction of having served as the chief executive of four state-owned organisations under the Government of Pakistan,the most by any individual in history at the federal level.
The federal secretary is the highest-ranking position in the Government of Pakistan,occupied by the most senior civil servant in a specific ministry or division. The secretary is the administrative head of that ministry or division and oversees and enforces public policy matters. The authority for the creation of this post solely rests with the Cabinet of Pakistan. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer,usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.
Fawad Hasan Fawad is a Pakistani public policy practitioner,former civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the Principal Secretary to two Prime Ministers,Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi;and later as caretaker Federal Minister for Privatisation and Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination.
Jawad Rafique Malik is an officer of Pakistani civil service in BPS-22 grade currently serving as Federal Secretary of the Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Division. Hailing from Lahore,Malik belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is batchmates with Fawad Hasan Fawad,Rizwan Ahmed,Sikandar Sultan Raja and Shoaib Mir Memon.
Sikandar Sultan Raja is a retired Pakistani civil servant who has been the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan since January 2020. Raja belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is batchmates with Rizwan Ahmed,Hussain Asghar,Fawad Hasan Fawad and Jawad Rafique Malik.
Nasir Mahmood Khosa is a retired Pakistani civil servant from Dera Ghazi Khan who belonged to the Pakistan Administrative Service and served in BPS-22 grade,the highest attainable rank for a serving officer. He was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in 2010.
Grade 22 is the highest attainable rank for a Civil Servant in Pakistan. Grade 22 is equal to a 3-star rank of the Pakistan Armed Forces. With over five hundred thousand civil servants and bureaucrats in Pakistan,only a few dozen officers serve in BPS-22 grade at a given time. Hence,not even 1% of the country's civil servants and/or bureaucrats make it to the highest rank. Officers serving in BPS-22 grade are largely considered to be the most influential individuals in the country.
Muhammad Hammad Azhar is a Pakistani politician from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He was elected from NA-126 (Lahore-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election and remained a member of National Assembly of Pakistan between August 2018 to January 2023. He served in various ministerial positions in Imran Khan ministry between 2018 and April 2022. He served as Energy Minister of Pakistan and Finance Minister of Pakistan between 16 April 2021 to 3 April 2022 and 29 March 2021 to 16 April 2021 respectively.
Muhammad Shehzad Arbab is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served as Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Establishment from August 2018 to 10 April 2022. Before his retirement from civil services,Arbab served in BPS-22 grade as the Commerce Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is batchmates with Tariq Bajwa,Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad and Sajjad Saleem Hotiana.
Waqar Masood Khan is a retired Pakistani civil servant who is serving as an Advisor to Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar on Finance,in office since August 2023. He previously served as a Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Revenue and Finance in the capacity of a Minister of State in Cabinet,in office from October 2020 till August 2021. Before his retirement from civil services,Waqar served in BPS-22 grade as Pakistan's longest running Secretary of Finance.
Naveed Kamran Baloch is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade at the top bureaucratic offices of Cabinet Secretary and Finance Secretary of Pakistan. Baloch belonged to the Pakistan Administrative Service and was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in October 2017. After retirement from active civil service as one of the senior-most federal secretaries in the country,Baloch was appointed as the executive director to World Bank.
Shoaib Mir Memon is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the Education Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Balochistan. Memon belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in December 2017. Hailing from Sindh,he has also served as chairman and chief executive officer of State Life and Additional Secretary Establishment Division.
Kamran Lashari is a Pakistani retired civil servant of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served in BPS-22 grade at the top bureaucratic offices including as Petroleum Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. Lashari is best known for his five-year stint as chairman of the Capital Development Authority during the government of Pervez Musharraf. After retirement from active civil service,Lashari remained president of the Lahore Gymkhana and director general of the Walled City of Lahore Authority.
Kamran Rasool is a retired Pakistani civil servant belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service who served in BPS-22 grade as the Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan,Chief Secretary Punjab and later on as the Defence Secretary of Pakistan. Rasool was considered to be one of the most influential civil servants during the era of General Pervez Musharraf. Rasool was promoted to the highest civil rank of Federal Secretary in May 2003.
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