Naveed Kamran Baloch is a retired

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who served in BPS-22 grade at the top bureaucratic offices of

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and Finance Secretary of Pakistan. Baloch belonged to the

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and was promoted to the rank of

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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

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. He hails from

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and holds a master's degree from the

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. He is also a certified Board Director of Pakistan Institute of Corporation Governance.

Family

Naveed Kamran Baloch is son of Sher Khan Baloch of the Almani Tribe from

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, who served as a chief engineer in the irrigation department. Baloch is son-in-law of Ghulam Mujtaba Jatoi, the younger brother of former prime minister

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. Baloch's elder brother, Alam Baloch, had previously served as the provincial secretary of Sindh's irrigation department. Baloch holds a master's degree in social policy and planning in developing countries from the

. He is also a certified Board Director of Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.

Career

Naveed Kamran Baloch served as the Finance Secretary of Pakistan, in office from May 2019 till December 2020. As the Federal Finance Secretary, he was on the board of directors of

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(SBP), Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL),

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(PIA) and

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under Prime Minister

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for a brief period of about two months from March 2019 till May 2019. Prior to that, he served as

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, appointed by the Mulk caretaker ministry in September 2018 where he served till February 2019. Baloch has previously also served as chairman of the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan and as director general of the National Institute of Management, Karachi. He served for several years in the

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as the provincial Secretary Finance, provincial Secretary Food and provincial Secretary Information. Baloch has also previously served as Principal Secretary to the Sindh Chief Minister,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baloch, Naveed Kamran Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Baloch people Pakistani civil servants Pakistani government officials Chief Secretaries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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