title: Javaid Siddiqi
text: # Javaid Siddiqi
  
  Javaid Edward Siddiqi (born April 9, 1977) is an American educator who served as Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's Secretary of Education from November 2013 to January 2014. After attending Chesterfield County Public Schools from kindergarten until his graduation from Matoaca High School, he served for a number of years as a science teacher and school administrator in the district. In 2011, he was appointed as Deputy Secretary of Education and in 2013 was made Secretary. He served on the Chesterfield County school board, representing the Midlothian district until January 2020.
  
  