Owais Ahmed Rana
{{Short description|Indian civil servant}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Owais Ahmed Rana
| honorific_prefix =
| image = Owais Ahmed Rana.jpg
| office = Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate of Shopian
| term_start1 = July 2018
| term_end1 = July 2019
| office2 = Chief Executive Officer, J&K Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA)
| term_start2 = 30 July 2019
| term_end2 = 26 February 2021
| office3 = Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate of Bandipore
| term_start3 = July 2020
| term_end3 = January 2024
| occupation = Indian Administrative Service
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1988|07|10}}
| birth_place = Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir, India
| nationality = Indian
| office4 = Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation and CEO at Srinagar Smart City Ltd
| term_start4 = January 2024
| term_end4 = Present
}}
Owais Ahmed Rana (born 10 July 1988) is an IAS officer from 2014 batch, holding the rank of 741 in the Jammu and Kashmir cadre. He serves as the Commissioner of Srinagar Municipal Corporation and CEO of Srinagar Smart City Ltd.{{Cite web |title=Major Reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir Administration: Key Transfers and Postings Announced |url=https://thedailyguardian.com/major-reshuffle-in-jammu-and-kashmir-administration-key-transfers-and-postings-announced/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=TheDailyGuardian |language=en}}
Previously he held the position of Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate of Bandipore in North Kashmir region of J&K Union Territory and Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate of Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite web |last=Network |first=KL News |date=2024-01-04 |title=Major Reshuffle: Meet Jammu and Kashmir's Deputy Commissioners |url=https://kashmirlife.net/major-reshuffle-meet-jammu-and-kashmirs-deputy-commissioners-2-337291/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Irfan |first=Shams |date=2014-06-12 |title=Three Gujjars among 10 from J&K qualify IAS |url=https://kashmirlife.net/three-gujjars-from-jk-qualify-ias-60591/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}{{cite web |date= |title=Owais Ahmed IAS appointed as DM Bandipura |url=https://jkgad.nic.in/common/showOrder.aspx?actCode=O35869 |accessdate=2020-07-12 |publisher=jkgad.nic.in}}
Before these roles, he served as the chief executive officer of Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA), Department of Science & Technology, working under Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally he has worked as managing director of the JK State Road Transport Corporation.{{cite web |date=19 September 2019 |title=Owais Ahmed IAS |url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/owais-ahmed-ias-given-addl-charge-as-md-jkrtc-jk/ |accessdate=2020-02-16 |work=indianbureaucracyom/ |publisher=indianbureaucracy.com/}}
Early life and education
Owais Ahmed Rana was born on July 10, 1988, in a Gujjar{{Cite book |last=Bharadwaj |first=A. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UApuAAAAMAAJ&q=Owais+Ahmed+Rana+Kalas+Gujjar+ |title=History and Culture of Himalayan Gujjars |date=1994 |publisher=Jay Kay Book House |pages=72 |language=en }} family in Kala Ban, a village near Line of Control in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir Owais Ahmed’s father, Zahoor Ahmed Rana is a doctor. He received his early education from Delhi Public School, Jammu, and Khuda Baksh Public School, Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust Jammu. He later enrolled at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Veterinary Science.
In 2012, he began his career in the Kashmir Administrative Services, holding various positions. In 2014, he transitioned to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), subsequently being assigned to the Jammu and Kashmir Cadre. From 2014 to the present, he has held several roles, including Sub Divisional Magistrate in Marh, Jammu, Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, Sub Divisional Magistrate in Bhadarwah, Sub Divisional Magistrate in Karnah-Tangdar, Additional Secretary in the Finance Department, Deputy Commissioner of Shopian, and Chief Executive Officer of the Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) within the Department of Science & Technology. He is the nephew of the prominent educator, social reformer, thinker, and former Vice Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri, Dr. Masud Choudhary.
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