Cabinet Secretary is the highest ranking civil servant of Bangladesh Civil Service and the Chief of the Cabinet Division of Bangladesh. He is the ex-officio Chairman of Superior Selection Board and head of all civil services under the Rules of Business of the Government of Bangladesh. He holds the 12th position in the Warrant of Precedence of Bangladesh. Cabinet Secretary is appointed from Bangladesh Civil Service Administration cadre, known as Bangladesh Administrative Service.
The current Cabinet Secretary of the Republic is Dr. Nasimul Gani. He is the 26th Cabinet Secretary to the government of Bangladesh. The Cabinet Secretary is considered as arguably the most powerful civil servant in Bangladesh.
List of Cabinet Secretaries The position holder is responsible for ensuring that the Civil Service is equipped with the skills and capabilities to meet the everyday challenges it faces and that civil servants work in a fair working environment.
SlNameYear 1 Hossain Toufique Imam 1971 to 1975 2 Shafiul Azam 1975 to 1976 3 Abdul Momen Khan 1976 to 1977 4 M. Keramat Ali 1977 to 1982 5 Mohammad Mahbubuzzaman 1982 to 1986 6 Md. Mujibul Hoque 1986 to 1989 7 M. K. Anwar 1990 to 1991 8 Md. Siddiqur Rahman 1991 to 1992 9 M. Ayubur Rahman 1992 to 1996 10 Syed Ahmed 1996 to 1997 11 Ataul Haque 1997 to 1998 12 Qazi Shamsul Alam 1998 to 2001 13 Dr. Akbar Ali Khan 2001 to 2002 14 Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddique 2002 to 2002 15 Dr. Saadat Husain 2002 to 2005 16 A S M Abdul Halim 2005 to 2006 17 Md. Abu Solaiman Chowdhury 2006 to 2006 18 Ali Imam Majumder 2006 to 2008 19 Md Abdul Aziz 2008 to 2011 20 M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan 2011 to 2015 21 Mohammad Shafiul Alam 2015 to 2019 22 Khandker Anwarul Islam 2019 to 2022 23 Kabir Bin Anwar 2022 to 202324Md. Mahbub Hossain2023 to 202425 Sheikh Abdur Rashid 2024 to 202626 Md. Siraj Uddin Miah 2026 to 202627Nasimul Gani2026 to present
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