Shah Faesal

Shah Faesal
Shah Faisal with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Deputy secretary in ministry of culture
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 August 2022
Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir People's Movement
In office
21 March 2019[1] – 9 August 2020
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byJavaid Mustafa Mir
Managing Director (J&K State Power Development Corporation)
In office
18 October 2016 – 9 January 2019
Preceded byKifayat Rizvi[2]
Succeeded byHirdesh Kumar[3]
Director School Education (Kashmir)
In office
22 August 2015 – 18 October 2016
Preceded byShowkat Ahmad Beigh
Succeeded byAjaz Ahmad Bhat
Deputy Commissioner (Bandipora)
In office
8 February 2014 – 22 August 2015
Preceded byMohammad Yousuf Zargar
Succeeded bySajad Hussain Ganai
Assistant Commissioner, Revenue (Pulwama)
In office
16 August 2012 – 8 February 2014
Preceded byNasir Ahmad Lone
Succeeded bySyed Sajad Qadiri[4]
Personal details
Born (1983-05-17) 17 May 1983 (age 41)
Sogam Lolab, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir[5]
NationalityIndian
SpouseIram Rashid
Children1
Parent(s)Ghulam Rasool Shah
Mubeena Shah
Residence(s)Jammu and Kashmir
Alma mater
ProfessionBureaucrat, Doctor,

Shah Faesal (born 17 May 1983) is an Indian bureaucrat currently posted as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Culture (India)[6][7] In 2010, Faesal secured Rank 1 and became the first Kashmiri to top the Indian Civil Services Examination.[8][9][10] He tendered his resignation from the Indian bureaucracy in protest on 9 January 2019, citing "unabated killings" in Kashmir among other things, which, reportedly, was "never accepted" by the central government and he even withdrew the same later.[11][12][13]

On 4 February 2019, Shah Faesal began his momentary political life by giving a public speech in his hometown of Kupwara.[14][15] Shortly after, on 16 March 2019, he announced his own political party, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM).[16] He left politics on 10 August 2020 and quit the JKPM.[1]

He was reinstated in the Indian Administrative Service in April 2022 by the Modi government.[17] In August 2022, he was posted as Deputy Secretary in Union Ministry for Tourism.[18][13]

  1. ^ a b "16 Months On, J&K Bureaucrat-Turned-Politician Shah Faesal Quits Politics". NDTV. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Cabinet orders reshuffle of bureaucrats". The Tribune. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ Khatju, Junaid (19 January 2019). "JKSPDCL facing hardships without MD". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Shuffle in middle..." (PDF). Greater Kashmir. 18 February 2014. p. 10. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Srinagar doc becomes first Kashmiri to top IAS". DNA. 7 May 2010.
  6. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (1 September 2022). "IAS officer Shah Faesal posted to Union Culture Ministry". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 September 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "IAS officer Shah Faesal appointed deputy secretary in ministry of culture". Hindustan Times. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  8. ^ Sarkar, Urvashi (7 May 2010). "Shah Faesal is first Kashmiri to top civil services exam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  9. ^ Sharma, Suruchi (14 February 2011). "They find me glamourous [sic]: Shah Faesal". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "IAS officer Shah Faesal resigns from services to 'protest killings' in Kashmir". The Times of India. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  12. ^ Ashiq, Peerzada (19 January 2019). "Who is Shah Faesal?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Shah Faesal returns to bureaucracy, appointed deputy secretary in Ministry of Culture". The Indian Express. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Shah Faesal begins political journey". The Tribune. Tribune News Service. 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. ^ Gangai, Naseer (4 February 2019). "Kashmir Is A Political Issue, Can Be Resolved Through Dialogue: Shah Faesal In His First Public Rally". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Shah Faesal to announce party's name this week". The Tribune. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Reinstated in IAS, Shah Faesal says: 'Idealism let me down'". The Indian Express. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  18. ^ "New Post For Kashmir's Shah Faesal, Back To Civil Service After Politics". NDTV.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.