Mr. Najib Shah an officer of the 1979 batch of Indian Customs & Central Excise services is the past Chairman of the Central Board Excise & Customs (CBEC) having retired in March 2017. As the Chairman of CBEC and as a special invitee to the GST Council, he was closely involved with the process leading to the formulation of the GST Laws.

In his illustrious career spanning more than 37 years, he held several important assignments, including in the High Commission of India in Singapore, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Director General - Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. He was also responsible for initiating several reforms on Customs business processes including launching SWIFT, the Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade, which has significantly contributed to reducing dwell time.

He was also associated with the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation, to which India is a signatory, and in initiating several reforms on Customs business processes. He is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Distinguished Record of Service.

Mr. Najib Shah holds a degree in B.A.