Iqbal Singh Chahal Age, Wiki and Bio

Iqbal Singh Chahal

Quick Info

ProfessionIAS Officer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth20/01/1966
Age59 years
BirthplaceSri Ganganagar Rajasthan

Bio/Wiki

ProfessionIndian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer

Physical Stats & More

Height173 cm
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • St. Joseph’s Convent Secondary School, Pathankot, Punjab
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 (Army), Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 AFS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
College/University
  • Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
  • Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab
  • Harvard University
  • University of Cambridge
  • Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad, Telangana
  • Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi
  • Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune, Maharashtra
Educational Qualification(s)
  • B.Tech (honours) in Electronics and Communication with distinction at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
  • Public Administration at Harvard University
  • Administrative Courses at University of Cambridge, ASCI, IIPA, and YASHADA

Personal Life

Date of Birth20/01/1966
Age (as of 2023)57 Years
BirthplaceSri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
Zodiac signCapricorn
NationalityIndian
HometownSri Ganganagar Rajasthan
Parents
FatherM. S. Chahal (retired lieutenant colonel of the Indian Army)
MotherName not known
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpouseNot known
Parents
Father-in-lawAjit Singh Chatha (retired IAS officer, former Punjab Chief Secretary)
Siblings
BrotherRajender Singh (businessman, residing in the United States of America)

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Career

Civil Service
ServiceIndian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch1989
CadreMaharashtra
Major Designation(s)
  • Supernumerary Assistant Collector of Nashik (9 July 1990 - 25 August 1991)
  • Assistant Collector at the Land Revenue Management & District Administration/Sub Divisional Administration (26 August 1991 - 26 January 1993)
  • Chief Executive Officer of the Zila Parishad in Nashik (27 January 1993 - 8 July 1996)
  • Additional Commissioner of Aurangabad (9 July 1996 - 7 September 1997)
  • District Collector (DC) of Aurangabad (8 September 1997 - 10 June 2001)
  • DC of Thane (11 June 2001 - 24 December 2004)
  • Joint Secretary of the Environment Department in Mumbai (7 January 2005 - 1 April 2005)
  • DC of the Land Revenue Management & District Administration/Sub Divisional Administration in Thane (1 January 2002 - 5 April 2005)
  • Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Dharavi Redevelopment Project in Mumbai (5 April 2005 - 11 May 2006)
  • Vice Chairman and CEO of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (11 May 2006 - 8 August 2007)
  • Commissioner of the Prohibition and Excise Department (13 August 2007 - 9 June 2011)
  • Secretary of the Medical Education Department (26 August 2011 - 4 March 2013)
  • Principal Secretary of the Water Resources Department and the Maharashtra government (2 May 2016 - 24 February 2020)
  • Principal Secretary to the state government in the Urban Development Department (24 February 2020 - 8 May 2020)
  • Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) (8 May 2020 - present)
Designations Held in The Centre
  • Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) (5 March 2013 - 10 October 2014)
  • Joint Secretary of the Women & Child Development Ministry (10 August 2014 - 30 August 2015)
  • Joint Secretary of the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ministry (6 November 2015 - 26 February 2016)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Iqbal Singh Chahal is a senior IAS officer from the 1989 batch in Maharashtra.
During the COVID-19 crisis, he gained recognition for implementing the “Mumbai Model” and the “Dharavi Model” as the BMC Commissioner.
Chahal came into the limelight when the Bombay High Court summoned him regarding BMC's response to fixing potholes in Mumbai.
After finishing his studies, he successfully passed the UPSC civil services examination.
In 2019, he received a bronze medal at the Tata-organized Mumbai Marathon.
Chahal enjoys traveling and has explored many countries around the world.

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