2019-Batch KAS Officer Passes Away After Brief Illness | Kashmir Life

SRINAGAR:  Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officer Mohammad Younis Mir, a 2019 batch Junior Scale officer, passed away on Friday following a brief illness, local sources said.

Mir was serving as Assistant Director, Handicrafts and Handloom in the Industries and Commerce Department at the time of his demise. He was earlier posted as State Taxes Officer (Enforcement), Central Kashmir, before being placed at the disposal of the Industries and Commerce Department in July 2025.

During his administrative career, he also served as District Audit Officer for Cooperative Societies in Srinagar. His service record was being managed under the Jammu and Kashmir General Administration Department as part of the Junior Scale JKAS cadre.

He is noted as the first JKAS officer from the Natipora area of Srinagar, a detail highlighted by members of the local community.

His Nimaz-e-Janazah is scheduled to be offered at 9:30 am at Jinazgah, Natipora.