Raja Muhammad Abbas
{{Short description|Pakistani civil servant}}
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| office1 = Federal Secretary Ministry of Interior, Board of Investment, & Ministry of Housing & Works
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| office2 = Interior Secretary of Pakistan
| term_start2 = May 2013
| term_end2 = June 2013
| office3 = Chief Secretary Sindh
| term_start3 = June 2011
| term_end3 = April 2013
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Raja Muhammad Abbas (born 20 December 1953) is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the Federal Secretary Ministry of Interior, Board of Investment, & Ministry of Housing & Works. Interior Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. Abbas belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and was a part of Pakistan Navy before joining the elite civil services.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/06/24/raja-abbas-is-sindhs-new-chief-secretary/|title=Raja Abbas is Sindh's new chief secretary|first=the|last=Newspaper|date=June 24, 2011|website=DAWN.COM}}
Career
Abbas served as Chief Secretary Sindh when Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani appointed him to the post in 2011. He has also served as Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Interior, Board of Investment, & Ministry of Housing and Works.
At the provincial level, Abbas had served as Secretary Labour, Transport, & Industries to the Government of Sindh. He had also served as Director General Lahore Development Authority and Parks and Horticulture Authority in Government of Punjab. Moreover, he had also headed key districts of Punjab as Deputy Commissioner of Faisalabad, Jhelum, and Gujranwala.
Currently, he is director/syndicate member on the board of several companies and government universities; mainly including Askari Bank Ltd, Cnergyico Pk Ltd, Sindh Insurance Ltd, Sindh Leasing Company, Kohsar University Murree, Women University Rawalpindi, and Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi.{{Cite web|url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2011/06/201106281206333/|title=Raja Abbas assumes charge as Sindh chief secretary – Business Recorder}}
See also
References
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{{Interior Secretary of Pakistan}}
{{Chief Secretary Sindh}}
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Category:Chief Secretary Sindh
Category:Pakistani civil servants