NAVI MUMBAI, Jan. 24 -- The Maharashtra government has appointed senior City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) officer Faiyaz Ahmed Khan as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Maharashtra State Waqf Board on a two-year deputation, ending a prolonged additional-charge arrangement at the asset-heavy statutory body. Khan has more than three decades of experience at CIDCO, spanning urban development, systems management and policy implementation. A civil engineer with management and legal qualifications, he has been associated with technology-led administrative reforms and e-governance initiatives. He will take charge next week, and will be based at the waqf board headquarters at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Responding to the development, Khan said his priority would be lawful and transparent management of waqf assets. "Waqf properties are public trusts of immense religious and social value. The focus will be on their protection, transparent administration and efficient service delivery in line with the law," he said. Khan's appointment, comes at a time when the waqf board faces mounting challenges around encroachment, litigation, incomplete land records and redevelopment pressures....