Farah Hussain Is The 2nd Muslim to Clear UPSC Exam from Rajasthan

Farah Hussain has secured 267th rank in the UPSC Exam, and is currently waiting for allotment of service.

26-year-old Farah Hussain is now the second Muslim from the state of Rajasthan to clear the (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, after Jaipur’s Aslam Khan became the first Muslim from Rajasthan to get into the all-India services. Farah cleared the exam in her second attempt.

Farah Hussain, who entered a beauty pageant in her teens and dreamt of becoming a doctor while growing up, is a graduate from Government Law College, Mumbai where she studied law, and became a criminal lawyer.

I will try to serve the nation with complete honesty. I will try to work particularly for children and women. As far as giving to the community is concerned, I am ready to provide every possible help to competitive exam candidates. I will try to create awareness among people and inspire them.

Farah Khan

As a report published in IAS.org reveals, Farah comes from a family of administrative officers which belongs to a minority Muslim group, Kayamkhani, that is found mainly in the central and northern Rajasthan districts of Sikar Jhunjhunu, Churu, Nagaur and Bikaner

Her father, Ashfaq Hussain is the district collector of Dausa, while her uncle retired as an Indian Police Service Officer and another uncle a Joint Secretary in the State Government. Two of her cousins are also serving Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) officers and her sister-in-law is awaiting her RAS results.

I am really glad that I was born in a well educated family. My father always said that for a person to attain anything big he must attain education. Education is real wealth and with its help, a person can attain great heights in life. It is sad that Muslim parents do not give attention to their daughter’s education. We Muslims blame the government for everything but we don’t try hard enough ourselves to attain our right.

Farah who previously wrote the civil services examination in 2013 didn’t get through to the interview round, but this time she secured 267th rank in the UPSC exam, and is currently waiting allotment of service.