Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi

Nasim Zaidi
20th Chief Election Commissioner of India
In office
18 April 2015 – 6 July 2017
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byH. S. Brahma
Succeeded byAchal Kumar Jyoti
Election Commissioner of India
In office
7 August 2012 – 18 April 2015
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born
Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi

(1952-07-06) 6 July 1952 (age 72)
Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand), India
Alma materHarvard University
ProfessionCivil servant

Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi served as 20th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He is a retired I.A.S. officer of 1976 batch from the muzzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh cadre.[1][2][3][4]

Education

Zaidi possesses a master's degree in Public Administration from Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and has been a Mason Fellow for Public Policy at Harvard Institute for International Development.

Career

Dr. Zaidi has served as the Permanent Representative of India on the Council of ICAO from November 2005 to October 2008. He has served as the Director General of Civil Aviation. He retired from IAS as Secretary to the Government of India in Ministry of Civil Aviation on 31 July 2012.[5] The first election in his tenure was 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[6]

References

  1. ^ PTI (7 August 2012). "Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi appointed Election Commissioner". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. ^ Ians - New Delhi (7 August 2012). "Nasim Ahmad Zaidi is new Election Commissioner". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. ^ J Balaji (3 August 2012). "News / National : Zaidi is new Election Commissioner". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Welcome to Election Commission of India". Eci.gov.in. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Election Commission's neutrality: Will Zaidi fit in Seshan's shoes?". The Times of India. 3 October 2015.
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