Wajahat Habibullah

Wajahat Habibullah
1st Chief Information Commissioner of India
In office
26 October 2005 – 19 September 2010
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byA. N. Tiwari
Personal details
Born (1945-09-30) 30 September 1945 (age 79)
NationalityIndian
Parents

Wajahat Habibullah (born 30 September 1945) is the former chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities.[1] Prior to this, he held the position of the first Chief Information Commissioner of India.[2] He was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 1968 until his retirement in August 2005.[3] He was also Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (Local Government).

  1. ^ "Archive News". The Hindu. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Use RTI to hold govt accountable,Habibullah tells minorities - The Indian Express". The Indian Express. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. ^ Backwoods Babus | Anjali Puri