Shri. M.A. Siddique, IAS

Mr. Siddique is an IAS officer of Tamil Nadu Cadre belonging to the batch of 1995 He has served in various capacities in the Government of Tamil Nadu and Government of India. He is currently working as Managing Director, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) since June 2022.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras.

With a service record of over 23 years, Mr. Siddique has gained expertise in public finance, policy-making, infrastructure, and public administration. In the Government of Tamil Nadu, he served as Sub-Collector, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district from 1997-1998 and subsequently joined the Finance department as the Under Secretary to Government in 1998 and worked as Deputy Secretary in Finance Department from 1999 to 2002, acting as the Budget Officer of the State Government. He served as District Collector of Dharmapuri District between 2002 and 2004 and in Sivaganga District from 2006 to 2007. He held the post of Director of Museums for two years from 2004 and 2006 and that of Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research for three years between 2014 and 2017. He held the post of Principal Secretary (Expenditure), Finance Department from 2017 to 2019, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, from 2019 to 2021, and Commissioner of Revenue Administration from December 2021 before taking the current role of Managing Director of CMRL in June 2022.

In the Government of India, Mr. Siddique worked as Director in the Department of Expenditure for a year in 2008-2009 and worked in two key ministries of Home and Finance for five years between 2009 and 2014.

Mr. Siddique is a lover of badminton sport. He has officiated as Senior Team Manager for the Indian Badminton team to the All England Championship and Swiss Open in 2015 and has been in the Governing Council for the Premier Badminton League in 2016.

Last Updated On : July 15, 2024