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Zafar Saifullah Sanglikar (c. 1936 – 25 July 2014) was appointed Cabinet Secretary of the
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from 1993 to 1994. He belonged to the
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...
cadre of
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officers. Prior to his role as Cabinet Secretary, he held a variety of positions including that of Member Secretary of the Minorities Commission of India, Advisor to the
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, Secretary of Rural Development, Government of Karnataka, among others. In 2008, Saifullah edited and published a book, ''Sulaimanis – Lives Less Ordinary''. The book was released by the
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Hamid Ansari. Zafar Saifullah is first Muslim IAS officer who served as
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