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]

  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)