Background
He is the son of General Inayat Habibullah,founder of NDA Khadakwasla.
He is the son of General Inayat Habibullah,founder of NDA Khadakwasla.
He studied at Welham Boys School then known as Welham prep school and went on to go to the Doon School dehra dun,india, from where he also did his Senior Cambridge in 1961. Bachelor of Arts (Honours)History from Street Stephens" College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India in 1965. And Master of Arts (History) from University of Delhi, Delhi, India, in 1967.
He was a member of Indian Administrative Service.
Prior to this, he held the position of the first Chief Information Commissioner of India. He was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (Institute for Advanced Study ) 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).
Member, Advisory Council, Brookings Doha Center, International Advisory Council, Doha, Qatar Member, Advisory Council, USIP and Training Center, Washington District of Columbia Chairman, Board of Governors, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar(J&K)
Mr.Habibullah"s elevation as Chief Information Commissioner has thrust him into the centre of many controversies.
In 2004 he was accused of asking for United States mediation in Jammu & Kashmir.
Member, Advisory Council, Brookings Doha Center, International Advisory Council, Doha, Qatar Member, Advisory Council, USIP and Training Center, Washington District of Columbia Chairman, Board of Governors, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar(J&K).