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{{Short description|Indian Administrative Service officer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ansar Shaikh
| image =
| alt =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|06|1}}
| birth_place = [[Jalna, Maharashtra]], [[Maharashtra]]
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Fergusson College]]
| occupation = [[IAS officer]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| employer = [[Government of India]]
| organization = [[Indian Administrative Service]]
| years_active = 2016–present
| spouse =
| father = Yonus Shaikh Ahmad
| mother = Adeela Shaikh
}}
'''Ansar Shaikh''' (born June 1, 1994) is an [[IAS officer|Indian Administrative Service officer]] working as the Additional District Magistrate of [[Malda district|Malda]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/story/meet-indias-ias-officer-ansar-shaikh-2469383-2023-11-30 |title=Meet India's youngest IAS officer: Ansar Shaikh |date=30 November 2023 |author=Megha Chaturvedi |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/education/report-meet-ansar-shaikh-youngest-ias-officer-who-cleared-upsc-exam-at-the-age-of-21-father-was-a-driver-3037845 |title=Meet Ansar Shaikh, youngest IAS officer who cleared UPSC exam at the age of 21, father was a driver |date=21 April 2023 |author=DNA Web Team |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref><ref name="tnn">{{Cite news |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/ias-ansar-shaikh-youngest-ias-officer-who-cleared-upsc-at-age-of-21-article-108196289 |title=Meet IAS Ansar Shaikh, Youngest IAS Officer Who Cleared UPSC at Age of 21 |date=4 March 2023 |author=TN Education Desk |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[Times Now]]}}</ref> He is the '''2016 batch''' [[IAS officer]] of the West Bengal Cadre.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/education/report-meet-youngest-ias-officer-son-of-autorickshaw-driver-cracked-upsc-exam-at-21-his-air-was-3081519 |title=Meet youngest IAS officer, son of autorickshaw driver, cracked UPSC exam at 21 |date=15 March 2024 |author=Varnika Srivastava |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.india.com/webstories/education/ias-ansar-shaikh-educational-qualifications-upsc-rank-and-more-6760880/ |title=IAS Ansar Shaikh Educational Qualifications, UPSC Rank And More |date=3 March 2024 |author=Sumaila Zaman |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[India.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://muslimmirror.com/eng/ansar-ahmad-sheikh-the-youngest-ias-officer-of-the-country-will-join-west-bengal-cadre/ |title=Ansar Ahmad Sheikh, the youngest IAS officer of the country will join West Bengal cadre |date=31 July 2016 |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[Muslim Mirror]]}}</ref> He is the youngest IAS officer in India, and he joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]] at 21.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/career/success-story-of-ias-ansar-shaikh-youngest-ias-officer-upsc-exam-rank-4869727.html |title=Success Story: पिता चलाते थे ऑटो रिक्शा, 21 साल की उम्र में अंसार शेख ऐसे बने IAS |date=10 November 2022 |author=Deepali Porwal |access-date=18 June 2024 |language=hi |publisher=[[News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/ansar-shaikh-youngest-ias-officer-of-india-567069.html |title=Meet Ansar Shaikh: Auto Driver's Son Who Became The Youngest IAS Officer Of India |date=15 April 2022 |author=Anuj Tiwari |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[India Times]]}}</ref><ref name="byjus">{{Cite web |url=https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/ansar-shaikh-the-youngest-ias-officer/ |title=Ansar Shaikh The Youngest IAS Officer Of India At The Age Of 21 years |website=byjus.com |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[Byju's]]}}</ref>

==Early life==

Ansar Shaikh was born on 1 June 1994 in [[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]], a city in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/web-stories/education/-ias-officer-in-india-ansar-shaikh-cracked-upsc-at-21-ias-ansar-shaikh-current-posting-age-rank/photostory/103803321.cms |title=IAS Officer in India: Ansar Shaikh, Son of a Auto Driver Cracked UPSC at 21 |date=20 September 2023 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |access-date=8 June 2024 |author=TN Education Desk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://testbook.com/ias-preparation/ansar-shaikh--ias-officer |title= IAS Officer in India: Ansar Shaikh's Success Story |date=8 April 2024 |publisher=[[Testbook]] |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=testbook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pw.live/exams/upsc/youngest-ias-officer/ |title= IAS Officer of India, Ansar Shaikh's Success Story |date=22 May 2024 |website=pw.live |author=Deeksha Dixit |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[Physics Wallah]]}}</ref> His father, Yonus Shaikh Ahmad, is an autorickshaw driver, while his mother, Adeela Shaikh, works on the farm.<ref name="byjus"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/education/report-meet-ansar-shaikh-india-st-ias-officer-cracked-upsc-exam-at-21-father-is-autorickshaw-driver-3065134 |title=Meet India's IAS officer, cracked UPSC exam at 21, father is autorickshaw driver |author=Kajari Goswami |date=19 October 2023 |publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/ias-success-story-meet-ansar-shaikh-son-of-an-autorickshaw-driver-who-defied-all-odds-to-become-ias-officer-at-age-21-2 |title=IAS Success Story: Meet Ansar Shaikh, Son Of An Autorickshaw Driver Who Defied All Odds To Become IAS officer At Age 21 |date=2 October 2023 |author=Megha Chowdhury |publisher=[[The Free Press Journal]] |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/how-ansar-shaikh-cleared-the-upsc-exams/article8590610.ece |title=Iron will helps Ansar Shaikh crack the IAS |author=Shoumojit Banerjee |date=12 May 2016 |access-date=18 June 2024 |publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Education==

Ansar Shaikh passed 12th with '''91 percent''' marks.<ref name="tnn"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/education/youngest-ias-officer-ansar-shaikh-rank-age-biography-posting-10th-percentage-success-story-in-hindi-article-108198304 |title=Youngest IAS Officer Ansar Shaikh Rank Age Biography posting 10th percentage Success Story in Hindi |author=Neelaksh Singh |date=4 March 2024 |language=hi |publisher=[[Times Now]] |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> He completed his graduation in [[political science]] at [[Fergusson College]], [[Pune]], with 73 percent.<ref name="tnn"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/upsc-rank-holder-speaks-his-mind-i-am-shaikh-not-shubham-can-tell-everyone-now-2794302/ |title=UPSC rank holder speaks his mind: 'I am Shaikh, not Shubham, can tell everyone now' |date=11 May 2016 |author=Express News Service |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> After graduating, he attended private coaching for IAS and cracked [[Civil Services Examination|UPSC]] on his '''first attempt''' at 21.<ref name="tnn"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.amarujala.com/education/success-story-of-ias-ansar-shaikh-who-cracked-upsc-at-the-age-of-21-2023-08-10 |title=Success Story: जानिए कौन हैं अंसार शेख, महज 21 वर्ष में यूपीएससी पास कर बने सबसे कम उम्र वाले IAS |author=Sweta Mahato |date=10 August 2023 |language=hi |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/education-ias-ansar-shaikh-success-story-became-ias-at-the-age-of-21-in-the-first-attempt-know-the-interesting-story-of-ansar-shaikh-23541177.html |title=IAS Ansar Shaikh Success Story: पहले प्रयास में 21 वर्ष की उम्र में बने IAS, ऐसी है अंसार शेख की कहानी |author=Amit Yadav |date=27 September 2023 |language=hi |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/web-stories/these-6-upsc-rankers-won-over-poverty-to-make-their-dreams-come-true/photostory/108776374.cms |author=Ravi Shankar |date=26 March 2024 |publisher=[[Times of India]] |access-date=18 June 2024 |title=These 6 UPSC rankers won over poverty to make their dreams come true}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Civil Services Examination]]
*[[Indian Administrative Service]]
*[[Union Public Service Commission]]

== References ==
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