Meet Farah Hussain, second Muslim woman to crack UPSC exam, belongs to a family of 3 IAS, 1 IPS and 5 RAS officers, secured AIR…,

With her family’s support, Farah Hussain passed India’s toughest exam, the UPSC, in 2016 at the young age of 26, securing the 267th rank.

IAS Farah Hussain has shown that success is the result of determination and self-confidence. Growing up in a Muslim family in the Jhunjhunu area of Rajasthan, Farah Hussain broke stereotypes that suggest Muslim girls receive limited education and are often married off at a young age. With her family’s support, Farah passed India’s toughest exam, the UPSC, in 2016 at the young age of 26, securing the 267th rank.

With this achievement, Farah became the second Muslim IAS officer from Rajasthan. By passing the UPSC exam without any coaching, she set an inspiring example for millions of young people. Aslam Khan from Jaipur was the first Muslim to join the All India Services. Farah succeeded in her second attempt.

Farah was born in Nawa village in Jhunjhunu district. Even as a young girl, she was determined and came from a family of administrative officers from the Kayamkhani Muslim minority community, primarily found in the districts of Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Churu, Nagaur, and Bikaner in central and northern Rajasthan.

Farah Hussain graduated from Government Law College, Mumbai, where she studied law and became a criminal lawyer. As a young girl, Farah participated in a beauty competition and dreamed of becoming a doctor.

Her father, Ashfaq Hussain, was a District Collector. Her elder brother is a lawyer in the Rajasthan High Court. One of her uncles served in the police force, and another held the position of Joint Secretary in the state government. Two of her cousins are currently officers in the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS). In her family, more than 14 members hold top positions.

Right from the beginning it was there in the family that Farah Hussain too had to go in the same field

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