Imdad Ullah Bosal
Imdad Ullah Bosal
Imdad Ullah Bosal or Imdadullah Bosal (امداد اللّٰہ بوسال) was born on 14 June 1972. He is a Pakistani civil servant serving as Secretary Finance Division in BPS-22 grade. He was the Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government from February 2023 to March 2023. He belongs to Pakistan Administrative Service.
Imdadullah was born to Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal Bosal . He belongs to Tibba Chaudhry Manak Bosal , Mandi Bahauddin. He is the brother of Chaudhry Nasir Iqbal Bosal , who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Mandi Bahauddin. His maternal grandfather Chaudhry Jahan Khan Bosal was elected as Member of Punjab Assembly from Gujrat in 1946 elections. His grandfather Chaudhry Manak Khan Bosal, after whom Imdad’s native village is named, was a member of the sixth legislature of the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly (1956–1969).
He studied at Cadet College Hasan Abdal. He holds a Masters in Political Economy of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Oxford University.
Imdad Ullah Bosal qualified the Central Superior Services Examination in 1994 and secured a place in the District Management Group (now Pakistan Administrative Service) and belonged to the 23rd Common Training Programme. He joined the Pakistan Administrative Service on 19 November 1995. His date of retirement or superannuation from civil service is 13 June 2032.
During his career in civil service, he has served as Federal Secretary of Industries and Production Division[13],[9] Special Secretary, Additional Secretary (Expenditure), Additional Secretary (Banking, Investment & Inter-Governmental Finance) in Finance Division in years 2020 to 2022,[9][14] Additional Secretary in Economic Affairs Division[8], Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Punjab[3][9], and Secretary (Implementation) to Chief Minister of Punjab.
During his career in civil service, he has served as
- Federal Secretary of Industries and Production Division
- Special Secretary
- Additional Secretary (Expenditure)
- Additional Secretary (Banking, Investment & Inter-Governmental Finance) in Finance Division in years 2020 to 2022
- Additional Secretary in Economic Affairs Division
- Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Punjab
- Secretary (Implementation) to Chief Minister of Punjab
He was appointed as Chief Secretary, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 2 February 2023. He served in this position till 22 March 2023. He was appointed as Finance Secretary on 18 May 2023.
His other career appointments include
- Commissioner Lahore
- Commissioner Rawalpindi
- District Coordination Officer Rawalpindi (Sep 2008 to Feb 2011)
- Deputy Secretary
- Additional Secretary
- Special Secretary in Finance Department, Government of the Punjab
- Additional Secretary in Health Department, Government of the Punjab.
