The chief secretary Sindh (Urdu: ), also referred to as CS Sindh, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the

Government of Sindh The Government of Sindh () () is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions under its authority and ju ...

. The position holder is usually a Grade-22 officer of the

Pakistan Administrative Service The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS () (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan. The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerged as ...

. The position of chief secretary is equivalent to the rank of

Federal Secretary The Federal Secretary (also referred to as the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan) 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 t ...

. The current chief secretary of Sindh is Syed Asif Hyder Shah, in office since March 2024. The

prime minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

directly appoints the chief secretary. The chief secretary also serves as the Cabinet Secretary of Sindh.

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The chief secretary Sindh is the head of the provincial government of Sindh. As the highest-ranking civil servant of the province, all Ministers, Secretaries and divisional Commissioners report to them. They oversee execution of policies made by their office and by the

. They act as the administrative head of the Sindh cabinet, lead the entire Sindh bureaucracy and

Sindh Police The Sindh Police (Urdu: , ), is a law enforcement agency established in 1843 under a proclamation issued by Sir Charles James Napier, who became the conqueror of the State of Sindh by defeating the forces of the Talpur rulers at the Battle of Mi ...

. All Ministers of Sindh report to the chief secretary Sindh on administrative matters. The chief secretary Sindh is the helm of the administrative arm of the Sindh Government and oversees all of its operations. All letters made by the government need the chief secretary's approval in order for it to become an official order.

Workplace

The principal workplace of the chief secretary is located in Sindh Secretariat. The chief secretary is also the head of Sindh Secretariat, being its highest-ranking official. The chief secretary also has a secretariat called the chief secretary’s secretariat. The

official residence An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either their own or that of th ...

of the chief secretary Sindh is the Chief Secretary House, also known as Hardley House, which also serves as a camp office.

List of chief secretaries

The following table lists down the names of chief secretaries that have remained in office since June 2000.

References

{{Chief Secretary Sindh * Government of Sindh

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

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Workplace

List of chief secretaries

See also

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