Cheema appointed chairman of FPSC

Published September 30, 2015
Naveed Akram Cheema
Naveed Akram Cheema

ISLAMABAD: A senior bureaucrat and former manager of the national cricket team, Naveed Akram Cheema, was appointed on Tuesday the chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), a government organisation which deals with selection and promotion of civil service officers.

President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to Mr Cheema at a ceremony at the Presidency.

Members of the FPSC, secretary of the Establish­ment Division and senior officers of the President’s Secretariat attended the oath-taking ceremony which was conducted in Urdu.

Mr Cheema has replaced retired Maj-Gen Niaz Muhammad Khan Khattak. He has served on several key positions, including Punjab chief secretary. His last assignment was as the manager of Pakistan cricket team.

Published in Dawn, September 30th , 2015

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