Muhammad Ashraf Bukhari (), also known as ''Syed Muhammad Ashraf Bukhari'' (born 20 March 1956) is a former

Indian Administrative Service The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Public administration, administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. The IAS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian ...

officer of the

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

cadre who was last posted as the chairman of the prestigious Board of professional entrance examinationJ&K Ashraf Bukhari has also served as Commissioner/Secretary, Agriculture Production Department

. and is the longest served Commissioner/Secretary to the government GAD for as long as two years.

Early life and education

Ashraf Bukhari was born on 20 March 1956 in Rangwar area of

Baramulla Baramulla (), also known as Varmul () in Kashmiri, is a city and municipality of the Baramulla district of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various r ...

Town, of the

state. He is an alumnus of the St. Joseph's School (Baramulla). He is a post graduate and also holds a M.Phil. degree in economics. He is the son of noted Islamic Scholar of North

Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...

, Maulana Syed Muhammad Yahya Shah Bukhari.

Career

Muhammad Ashraf Bukhari is a former senior

bureaucrat A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an institution of government. The term ''bureaucrat'' derives from "bureaucracy", wh ...

state, who has served at various positions in the state bureaucracy including the prestigious position of Commissioner/Secretary General Administration Department. Director General, Institute of Management, Public Administration & Rural Development, J&K. Secretary Jammu and Kashmir public service commission. Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari has also served as the Director, Rural development department and Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry department,

and various other departments like Home and forest. He was awarded as the most outstanding performer award by

Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 7 March 1949) is an Indian politician who served as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha between 2014 and 2021. He also served as the Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008. On 26 Septemb ...

Government in the year 2007..Scoop New

"World Veterinary Day observed in J&K", Jammu 27 April 2013.

References

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