Wajahat Habibullah
Wajahat Habibullah | |
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| 1st Chief Information Commissioner of India | |
| In office 26 October 2005 – 19 September 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | A. N. Tiwari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1945 |
| Nationality | Indian |
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Wajahat Habibullah (born 30 September 1945) is the former chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities. Prior to this, he held the position of the first Chief Information Commissioner of India. He was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 1968 until his retirement in August 2005. He was also Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (Local Government).