Shah Faesal
Shah Faesal | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1983 Lolab Valley, J&K, India |
| Residence(s) | Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Alma mater | SKIMS Medical College |
| Profession | IAS |
Shah Faesal (Urdu: شاہ فیصل, born 17 May 1983) is an Indian civil servant from the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
In 2009, he became the first Kashmiri to top the Indian Civil Services Examination and the first candidate from Kashmir in several years to be selected to the Indian Administrative Service through open merit.[1] Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also congratulated him on his success.[2] He has emerged as a youth icon and a public intellectual in the state of J&K [3][4], and is currently a Mason Fellow at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University [5]
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During 2016 Kashmir unrest, Shah Faesal asked the national media not to use his pictures for drawing a comparison with Burhan Wani. [6]
References
- ^ Riyaz Wani (17 May 2013). "The Valley's new IAS elite". Tehelka.com.
- ^ Shah Faisal's feat draws accolades from PM Manmohan Singh https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-shah-faisal-s-feat-draws-accolades-from-pm-manmohan-singh-1393214 DNA India Retrieved 30 September 2018
- ^ "Shah Faesal is first Kashmiri to top civil services exam". The Hindu.
- ^ "They find me glamourous: [sic] Shah Faesal". The Times of India.
- ^ Fulbright Scholars Prepare to Depart for the U.S. https://in.usembassy.gov/fulbright-scholars-prepare-to-depart-for-the-u-s/ Retrieved 30 September 2018
- ^ "Spare Me: Kashmir IAS Topper Shah Faesal Threatens To Resign".