Sikandar Sultan Raja
Sikandar Sultan Raja سکندر سلطان راجہ | |
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| Election Commission of Pakistan | |
| In office 27 January 2020 – 8 January 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Arif Alvi |
| Railways Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office November 2018 – December 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Imran Khan |
| Petroleum Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office 18 April 2017 – 26 August 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Government of Azad Kashmir | |
| In office January 2016 – April 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Government of Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| In office April 2014 – April 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Punjab | |
| In office January 2012 – May 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bhera, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Spouse | Rabab Sikandar |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Sultan Ahmed |
| Occupation | Career bureaucrat |
Sikandar Sultan Raja is a retired Pakistani civil servant who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan since January 2020 till date. He son-in-law of the former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh Saeed Mehdi, Raja belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service.
Raja retired from civil service in BPS-22 grade in 2019, having worked in senior bureaucratic positions such as the Railways Secretary, Petroleum Secretary, Safron Secretary, Federal Secretary Aviation and Chief Secretary of both Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Raja was appointed as the Chief election commissioner by President Arif Alvi in January 2020. His tenure as Chief election commissioner ended in 8 January 2025, however he has continued to server the position as a caretaker, until the appointment of his successor.