Ansar Shaikh

Ansar Shaikh (born June 1, 1994) is an Indian Administrative Service officer working as the Additional District Magistrate of Malda, West Bengal.^[1][2][3] He is the 2016 batch IAS officer of the West Bengal Cadre.^[4][5][6] He is the youngest IAS officer in India, and he joined the Indian Administrative Service at 21.^[7][8][9]

Ansar Shaikh IAS
Born	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30) Jalna, Maharashtra, Maharashtra
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Fergusson College
Occupation	IAS officer
Years active	2016–present
Employer	Government of India
Organization	Indian Administrative Service
Parents	Yonus Shaikh Ahmad (father) Adeela Shaikh (mother)

Early life

Ansar Shaikh was born on 1 June 1994 in Jalna, Maharashtra, a city in Maharashtra.^[10][11][12] His father, Yonus Shaikh Ahmad, is an autorickshaw driver, while his mother, Adeela Shaikh, works on the farm.^{[9][13][14][15]}

Education

Ansar Shaikh passed 12th with 91 percent marks.^[3][16] He completed his graduation in political science at Fergusson College, Pune, with 73 percent.^[3][17] After graduating, he attended private coaching for IAS and cracked UPSC on his first attempt at 21.^{[3][18][19][20]}

See also

• Civil Services Examination
• Indian Administrative Service
• Union Public Service Commission