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{{short description|Indian civil servant}}

{{ infobox officeholder
| office1 = [[List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| term_start1 = 15 March 2020
| term_end1 = 5 October 2021
| governor1 = * [[G. C. Murmu]]
* [[Manoj Sinha]]
| predecessor1 = position established
| successor1 = vacant

| office2 = [[Divisional commissioner|Divisional Commissioner Kashmir]]
| term_start2 = 29 July 2016
| term_end2 = 15 May 2020
| 2blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 2namedata2 = * [[Mufti Muhammad Sayeed]]
* [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
| predecessor2 = Asgar Hassan Samoon
| successor2 = P K Pole
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1959|6|2}}
| birth_place = [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| occupation = IAS officer, Speaker, author
| nationality = [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]]
|citizenship =
|education = '''B.Sc'''
}}

'''Baseer Ahmad Khan''' is a [[Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service]] officer and inducted to [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) in 2000. On the 15th March 2020, he was appointed as an [[List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]] G. C. Murmu in 2020 and Continued to Manoj Sinha.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/baseer-ahmad-khan-ias-appointed-as-jk-adviser/article31075592.ece|title=Baseer Ahmad Khan, IAS, appointed as J&K adviser|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 March 2020}}</ref> Before advisor he served as a Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/baseer-ahmad-khan-removed-as-advisor-to-jammu-and-kashmir-lt-governor/article36844389.ece|title=Baseer Ahmad Khan removed as advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 October 2021}}</ref>

== Background ==
In 2009, when he was Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, he was an accused in the Gulmarg Land Scam.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ahmad|first=Mudasir|date=16 March 2020|title=J&K: Baseer Khan, Accused in Gulmarg Land Scam, Appointed as Advisor to Lt Governor|url=https://thewire.in/government/baseer-ahmad-khan-advisor-gc-murmu-gulmarg-land-scam|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-14|website=The Wire}}</ref> Khan was Deputy Commissioner [[Srinagar district]] between December 2011 and March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Deputy Commissioners {{!}} District Srinagar, Government of Jammu and Kashmir {{!}} India|url=https://srinagar.nic.in/former-deputy-commissioners/|access-date=2020-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref> He was [[Divisional commissioner|Divisional Commissioner]], [[Kashmir Division|Kashmir]], when he attained the age of [[superannuation]] on 30 June 2019; however the government extended his service by a year, but before his term was due to end, he was made the fourth advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, [[G. C. Murmu]] in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Arun|date=2020-03-16|title=Gulmarg scam accused Baseer Ahmad Khan to be J&K L-G's adviser|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/gulmarg-scam-accused-baseer-ahmad-khan-to-be-jk-l-gs-adviser-6315997/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=IANS|date=15 March 2020|title=Baseer Ahmad Khan made advisor to J&K L-G|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/baseer-ahmad-khan-made-advisor-to-jampk-lg/1762266|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-03-15|title=Baseer Ahmad Khan, IAS, appointed as J&K adviser|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/baseer-ahmad-khan-ias-appointed-as-jk-adviser/article31075592.ece|access-date=2020-08-14|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> As advisor he manages the portfolios of "Power development Department, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Culture, Tourism and Floriculture " among other things.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KAS Officer Bio Data|url=https://jkgad.nic.in/common/advisor_desc.aspx?Id=66|access-date=2020-08-14|website=jkgad.nic.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:1959 births]]

Baseer Ahmad Khan - Revision history

ArleneLigertwood at 08:00, 16 May 2024