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Dr. M. A. Ibrahimi, IASFormer Chief Secretary rank beaurocrates Govt. of Bihar. Former Vice Chancellor, Bhagalpur University. Education: BSc, LLB, MBA (UK), PhD (Management), FIPED (Harvard, USA)

A Sr IAS ( Chief Secratery rank) Beaurocrates from Bihar ,who served more than  three decades  holding various important positions in the government of Bihar and center, Mr. Ibrahimi had served as District Magistrate of four districts(Siwan, Bhojpur (Arrah), Munger and Jamui ) and Divisional Commissioner of the sensitive Bhagalpur Division. He also held the charge of Vice-Chancellor of Bhagalpur University and acted as the Managing Director (Additional Secretary to the Government of India) of the Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India (CCIC) under the Ministry of Textiles.

​He belong to the premier civil service of India that is the Indian Administrative Service which He joined in 1978. Before joining the IAS, He worked as Probationary Officer of a nationalised Bank and as IRS (Income-tax) officer. After joining the IAS, He have specialised in Corporate Affairs, Industrial Development, Textiles, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Rural Development, Poverty alleviation programmes, Development of Industrial Infrastructure, Development of small scale industrial units, Management of large industries both in Public Sector and in Joint Sector with top industrial companies of India. He have specialized in Higher Education also.​he was responsible for maintenance of law and order, crime control, curbing caste, class and communal conflicts, development activities, construction of schools & roads, rural development, public health, public distribution system, literacy programmes, drinking water, minor irrigation, development of artisans and cottage industries. He implemented various schemes through finance by banks. ​In rural development obtained outstanding achievements ranging from about 100% to about 200% of the targets fixed in Integrated Rural Development Programme, National Rural Employment Programme, Rural Landless Employment Guarantee programme, etc and got constructed about over 1000 schools, about 500 houses for people living below poverty line, laid network of rural roads, minor irrigation facilities and Vikramshila Setu, the bridge over river Ganga, inaugurated on July 26, 2001, etc. ​He implemented Overseas Economic Co-operation Fund (OECF) scheme of Japan for development of road, drinking water and electricity in Budhist sector. also modernised the Industrial Training Institutes with the assistance of International Labour Organisation. ​As Managing Director of Bokaro Industrial Area Development Authority due to my efforts there was high growth of industrial units in the industrial belts of Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih (called Ruhr of India). As Managing Director of Industrial Development Corporation also managed large industries of the Government of Bihar where introduced concepts of market economy, customers’ satisfaction, profitability and quality assurance. initiated the process of restructuring also. In the capacity of ex-officio Chairman of several joint sector companies with industrial houses like Birlas (Mr. SK Bhatnagar, ex-Governor Sikkim was one of the Directors), Modis (Dr. SS Sidhu, former Civil Aviation Secretary and presently Governor of Goa, was one of the Directors), Lurgis (Germany), etc; boosted their performance so that the profit increased during tenure. ​As Director, Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, formulated Turn Around Plan for revival of sick mills of National Textiles Corporation, British India Corporation, National Jute Manufactures Corporation Ltd., etc. single handedly prepared the report on Sick Textile Industries of India for the Parliament. He also boosted the development, marketing, export in the fields of textiles, wool, jute, art-silk and man-made textiles, powerlooms, handicrafts, computer aided design centres, etc. interacted with International Jute Organisation, FAO and UNDP Jute Programme and processed and monitored various schemes for development of Jute. coordinated and formulation of annual plans and ninth five-year plan for entire textile sector of India. There were several schemes aimed at economic weaker sections of society like weavers, artisan, etc. For national economic policy He have been always emphasizing the need of globalization, liberalization, free market economy, need of ISO 9000, etc. visited Europe to invite companies for tie up opportunity with Indian textiles industry. organised and participated in textiles exhibitions and buyers sellers meet held outside India. was involved in setting up of modern quality testing and eco-testing laboratories for textile sector throughout India to meet the challenges of ban on use of hazardous dyes imposed by Germany and other countries. ​As Area Development Commissioner -cum- Chairman, Sone Command Area Development Agency under Special Agriculture Development He was responsible for implementing schemes for all round rural and agriculture development of the area of Sone river. also responsible for modernised farming in agricultural farms owned by the SCADA. The farmers were provided training and extension services. The new varieties of seeds developed by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research were distributed to the farmers through SCADA. Village irrigation channels were constructed. Steps were taken to introduce bio-fertiliser to the farmers. Guidance was also given to the villagers for all round improvement in quality of life. It also provided training to women through agriculture science centre which helped them in generation of additional income. ​In the capacity of Divisional Commissioner of Bhagalpur Division He was the chief representative of the Government in the division. He was responsible for all round development and maintenance of law and order. supervised, monitored, guided and instructed various technical, engineering and administrative departments. took special interest in welfare and development of weaker sections of society. Due to intensive monitoring of various rural development schemes there were high quantitative and qualitative achievements in schemes like housing for rural poor, rural and urban roads, schools and even bank loan to weaker section of the society. Due to his constant efforts Vikramshila Setu, the bridge over Ganga was completed. His efforts and achievements were formally, through letter of the Government, were appreciated by the Road Construction and Rural Development departments. He monitored the implementation of various relief measures for people affected by flood, etc. He coordinated with the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India organisations like Central Silk Board, Indian Silk Industries Export Corporation, Development Commissioner of Handloom, etc; and promoted Bhagalpur Silk industry and boosted its production and also export. He streamlined public health centers and focused on leprosy, polio and TB. With the cooperation of commercial banks And organized finance to agriculture and industrial sectors. By bringing various communities together He have brought long lasting communal and social harmony in Bhagalpur division for which the citizens of Bhagalpur belonging to all castes and communities honoured me in a public function. In the event of communal tension in India people of Bhagalpur still resolve to follow path shown by him.

​He was also Vice-Chancellor of TM Bhagalpur University. As Vice- Chancellor, brought financial and administrative discipline and reforms. revived all statutory committees. activated Academic Council, Research Council and other academic fora. The meetings of the Syndicate were held regularly. The meeting of the Senate was held during my regime. started new courses of MBA, with approval of AICTE and M.Sc. in Biotechnology, with the help of Ministry of Science and Technology. The Syndicate and the Senate duly approved the Budget and other decisions. The P.G. Women’s Hostel was completed due to his efforts. He was awarded Best University and Best Vice-Chancellor performance Awards 2000 by the Chancellor-cum-Governor of Bihar on the occasion of armed forces flag day. ​As Secretary to Government of Bihar, Department of Institutional Finance & Programmes Implementation co-ordinated with all the Commercial Banks and Regional Rural Banks for preparation and implementation of Annual Credit Plan incorporating both priority and non-priority sectors. aim was to increase Credit Deposit Ratio so that the State can prosper in agricultural and industrial sectors. He used to monitor and review the performance of different commercial banks and regional rural banks under various development schemes and gave them advice of the Government. Due to his effort the achievement during 2001-2002 under Annual Credit Plan has been about Rs.2,300 crore. He used to also monitor all the schemes of the Government of India, which are implemented in the State. The schemes belong to various departments and sectors like Co-operative, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Dairy & Fishery, Education, Health & Family Welfare, Food & Civil Supplies, Industry, Welfare, Environment & Forest, Energy, Rural Development, Urban Development, Minor Irrigation, etc. Some of the important schemes are Farmers’ Credit Cards, Million Shallow Tube Well Scheme, Deendayal Handloom Promotion Scheme, SJRY (bank finance to rural poor), Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojna (employment scheme), SGSY (rural development), Rural Housing, Crop Loan, Rural Infrastructure Development Fund, and Technology Upgradation Fund for Textile and Jute Sector etc. ​As Secretary to the Government, Department of Mines and Geology He took initiative for revamping the department. For streamlining installation and operation of stone crusher units framed Bihar Minerals (Prevention of illegal mining, transportation and storage) Rules 2003. This boosted supply of stone boulders and chips to various development activities like construction of national high ways, prime’s minister road scheme, rail and road bridges, rail lines, housing, etc. Before He took over the annual revenue collection was Rs.40 crore which rose to Rs. 70 crore during 2003-04. He took up with the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India for commercial exploration of sites for mining of Magnetite, iron ore. Due to his efforts the Ministry of Petroleum, Govt. of India, after organising international bidding, signed Product Sharing Contract with Cairn Petroleum Energy company of United Kingdom on 6th February 2004 for exploration of petroleum and natural gas located in Ganga Valley Basin of Bihar. Due to his initiative the approval of the Cabinet was also obtained soon. The company has started petroleum exploration operation in Bihar. I hope this may change the future of Bihar. ​As Principal Secretary, Department of Minority Welfare in Govt. of Bihar his priority were construction of hostels for students of minority communities at all district headquarters. During short tenure eleven hostels were completed. The hostels under advance stage of completion were eight. The only hostel for women students, Mother Teresa hostel in Patna University, was also completed. In remaining districts the sites were to be selected at the premises of minority educational institutions. Due to his efforts Bihar Urdu Academy and Bihar Bangala Academy could get grants from the Government and became active. Due to his regular monitoring Bihar State Minority Finance Corporation sanctioned about rupees five crore loan to entrepreneurs of minority community. He gave effective administrative support to Bihar State Minority Commission. The National Commission for Minority appreciated my efforts in implementing its recommendations. He also monitored the implementation of Prime Minister’s 15-Point Programmes in Bihar. As large number of waqf properties is encroached upon He started the survey operation and its simultaneous computerization. He planned to put all details on website of Sunni and Shia Waqf boards. He organized visits of Bihar of two panels specially constituted by the Govt. of India. They were National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities under chairmanship of retired chief justice of India, Rangnath Mishra and Prime Minister’s High Level Committee under chairmanship of retired justice Rajindar Sachar. ​As Managing Director of Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India He was responsible for promotion of India’s rich cultural heritage. Cottage Emporium was initially set up in 1952 under Indian Co-operative Union. Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd. was incorporated in 1976 as a Govt. of India undertaking under Ministry of Textiles. It is a premier organisation in developing, promoting and marketing of quality Indian handlooms and handicrafts. It provides marketing platform for products developed by Indian craftsmen and weavers so as to enhance their income and profitability. It has five showrooms in metros at New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai of its own. On his personal initiative He opened a showroom on franchisee basis at Copenhagen, Denmark which has become centre of promotion of India’s art, culture, heritage in Europe. The objective of Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India is to produce, procure and sell quality handicrafts and handlooms products and to develop markets for these products in India and abroad. To provide design inputs and to assist artisans and weavers to maintain the highest quality standards of products for expanding market opportunities. To continue to improve the quality of Indian Handicrafts and to upgrade and produce new designs. To strengthen and expand the marketing network of the organization. CCIC provides marketing platform to the artisans, craft persons and weavers across India for marketing & brand image promotion of their products. It design inputs to artisans to upgrade their design skills and help them in product up-gradation. It promotes various crafts from different regions for their sustainable development. He have the privilege of presenting India’s finest handicrafts and handlooms to large number of international dignitaries including Presidents, Prime Ministers, Ministers, Queen, Princes, Members of Parliaments, celebrities and personalities from the world of fashion, film, art, culture, etc. He also displayed the products at exhibitions organized at important places in the world. Details can be accessed on Google also. He worked as Commissioner for Departmental Enquiries also. In this capacity He conducted departmental proceedings against IAS, IPS, IFS, BAS, BPS officers besides other gazetted officers like doctors, engineers and officers of all departments of Govt. of Bihar. ​At the time of retirement he was working in Govt. of Bihar in the rank of Chief Secretary which is equivalent to the rank of Secretary to Govt. of India.