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{{Short description|Indian Administrative Service officer}}
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[[Medical Doctor]]
| alma_mater = [[London School of Economics]]; [[Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Kasturba Medical College]]; <br />[[LBSNAA|LBSNAA, Mussourie]]
| birth_place = [[Manjeri]], [[Kerala]], India
| office = Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Guidance Tamil Nadu
Government of Tami Nadu, India
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'''Darez Ahamed''' is an Indian doctor turned bureaucrat who joined the Indian Administrative Service in 2005. As of Feb 2025, he is currently serving as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guidance Tamil Nadu. Guidance Tamil Nadu is the nodal investment promotion agency of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Established in 1992, it plays a central role in attracting and supporting investments across sectors in the state of Tamil Nadu.He was honoured by Prime Minister for Excellence in Public Administration for the year 2012–13.<ref name="darpg.gov.in">{{Cite web |title=Awards |url=http://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/PM%20Awards%202012-2013_1.pdf |website=darpg.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="indianmandarins.com">{{cite web|title=Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate - It's India's fastest growing and acclaimed news portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate|url=http://indianmandarins.com/darez-ahamed-gets-pm-excellence-award-for-save-girl-child/.php|website=indianmandarins.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sandhya|date=23 April 2015|title=Maradhi Manni: Perambalur Collector, Darez Ahmed, Another Sathyarthi In The Making?|url=https://maradhimanni.blogspot.com/2015/04/perambalur-collector-darez-ahmed.html}}</ref>

== Education ==
Ahamed was born on 2 February 1977 in [[Manjeri]], [[Kerala]]. He graduated in medicine at [[Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore]] and in 2005 joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]].<ref>{{cite web|title=IAS Officers' Civil List Information System|url=http://www.civillist.ias.nic.in/UpdateCL/DraftCL.asp|access-date=2017-04-26|archive-date=2017-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428065434/http://civillist.ias.nic.in/UpdateCL/DraftCL.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
Ahamed got trained as Assistant Collector under Collector [[T. Udhayachandran]] in [[Madurai District]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Darez Ahamed Bio|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=17052&PageId=}}</ref> During his training, he was involved in the conduct of [[Panchayati raj|Panchayat]] elections as Pappapatti and other villages,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine|title=India Today Magazine Issue - Dated January 7, 2019|website=www.indiatoday.in}}</ref> and contributed as a case study on good governance.<ref>[http://www.gbv.de/dms/sub-hamburg/728956136.pdf Indian Public Management Case Studies for Good Governance] ''B. Ashok, H.M. Mishra (editors)''</ref>

He served as Sub-Collector in [[Devakottai]] Sub-division of [[Sivaganga]] District, Additional Collector (Development) in [[Madurai district|Madurai]] and [[Krishnagiri district|Krishnagiri Districts]], [[Commissioner|Joint Commissioner]] (Commercial Taxes) - Chennai North Division, and Deputy Commissioner (Works) of Chennai Corporation. In 2011 he became District Collector of [[Perambalur district]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/M-Karunakaran-is-Coimbatore-Collector-30-IAS-officers-transferred/articleshow/8671921.cms|title=M Karunakaran is Coimbatore Collector, 30 IAS officers transferred - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=June 2011 }}</ref> He took a number of initiatives to develop Perambalur District, which had been having a low and declining per capita income.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/concern-over-decline-in-per-capita-income-in-perambalur/article3561792.ece|title=Concern over decline in per capita income in Perambalur|date=23 June 2012|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/perambalur-collector-seeks-reclassification-on-groundwater/article5280082.ece|title=Perambalur Collector seeks reclassification on groundwater|date=28 October 2013|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Later he served as the Mission Director of the [[National Health Mission|National Health Mission Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=:: National Health Mission – Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.nrhmtn.gov.in/contactus.html|website=www.nrhmtn.gov.in|access-date=2017-04-26|archive-date=2017-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420034434/http://www.nrhmtn.gov.in/contactus.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Achievements==
Government of India nominated him to undergo special training in Urban Management the [[Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy]], [[National University of Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.babusofindia.com/2011/03/dopt-nominates-26-officers-for-urban.html|title=DoPT nominates 26 officers for urban management programme in Singapore}}</ref> He was awarded the Indian Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration for the year 2012-13 presented by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on the National Civil Services Day, 21 April 2015 for his work in combating female infanticide and improving sex ratio at birth.<ref name="darpg.gov.in"/><ref name="indianmandarins.com"/><ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/His-fight-against-girl-child-discrimination-won-him-award/articleshow/47021627.cms|title=His fight against girl child discrimination won him award - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=23 April 2015 }}</ref> His initiatives to combat child marriage drew criticism from certain Islamic political groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/tamil-nadu-ias-officer-warpath-stopping-17-yr-old-marriage-110973-2012-07-24|title=Tamil Nadu: Islamic outfits on warpath against IAS officer|first=MC|last=Rajan|date=July 24, 2012|website=India Today}}</ref> The children went on to continue their studies and performed well in the board exams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://murugesansenthil.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-great-salute-to-perambalur-district.html|title=Senthil Kumar: A Great salute to Perambalur District Collector|date=15 May 2014}}</ref>

Earlier, his services had been recognized by the Government of Tamil Nadu with awards conferred by the then Chief Minister [[J.Jayalalithaa]] during the Collectors' Conferences 2012 and 2013 for Efficient Disposal of Chief Minister's Special Cell Petitions, and best performing Collector in the health sector (2012),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/the-awards-were-given-at-the-conference-of-collectors-and-sps-collectors-win-awards/article4218526.ece|title=The awards were given at the conference of Collectors and SPs Collectors win awards|date=20 December 2012|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> and e-governance, and special initiatives for the differently-abled (2013) respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/darez-ahamed-jayandhi-pick-up-top-prizes/article5458022.ece|title=Darez Ahamed, Jayandhi pick up top prizes|date=14 December 2013|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

He was recognized as a fearless and fair officer by [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] for his recruitment for government posts in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/fearless-five-set-example-collectors-defy-political-pressure-in-appointments/cid/400121|title=Fearless Five set example - Collectors defy political pressure in appointments|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Neeraj Mittal]]
* [[Civil Services of India]]

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