Here is the story of IPS official Safin
Hasan, India's youngest IPS officer who was commissioned into services at the
age of just 22 (too young to be an IPS). He is an officer from the 2019 passing
batch of Gujarat cadre. So let's read and get inspired-
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Personal
Description:
Safin Hasan was born on 21 July 1995 in Kanodar village of
Palanpur district of Gujarat. Safin’s height is 5’10”. He did his schooling
from SKM High School in Palanpur, Gujarat and Science School in Palanpur,
Gujarat. In addition, he did B.Tech in Electronics and Communications from
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat (so
he is an NITian).
He belonged to an economically weaker
family. His childhood is the story of the struggles that a common
lower-middle-class family passes through in India to feed.
His parents did various tasks to look
after their families, his father Mustafa Hasan was a worker in
a diamond unit and he was also an electrician. His mother, Naseembanu was
also a worker in a diamond unit and a cook in other homes, restaurants, and
banquets to help her family financially and support Safin's education; she
would cook for others just to feed her family. In an in
In an interview with the Times of
India, an emotional Safin said, "I
have seen him sweat-soaked even in the cold morning because I used to study in
the kitchen". He also has a juvenile brother Asnain
Hassan, currently, unmarried.
Education
and childhood and difficulty in dealing with them:
He used to give tuition to children
during his holidays to earn money from his pocket. He got his early education
from a Gujarati-medium school to study at the state board. He was a scholar
student so after scoring 92% in 10th he chose Science Stream in 11th. The high
school principal of the district school of his caliber Safin also had the
generosity to waive 80,000 rupees (50% reduction in fees) in school fees,
saying that Safin was a "very bright" student. So it was not until
11th grade when he got to study and learn English in an English medium school.
His Motivation:
Once a collector
visited his school and the way the IAS officer was being treated with such
respect, Safin was in awe and there was so much security around him. The
younger boy returned home and asked what was so special about the visitor and
he was told that the guest was an IAS officer and that was why he was treated
like a king. He was told that being in the civil services is a respectable job
and it requires sheer dedication and hard work to become one. From there, Safin
decided that he wanted to become an IAS officer.
Preparation And
Attempts:
In
addition to the hard work put into his parents' education, Safin also received
timely assistance from strangers, inclusive of local businessman Hussein Pola
and his wife Raina Polra. He spent Rs 3.5 lakh out of his own pocket for a
two-year stay in the national capital, including fees for a coaching institute,
his travel and his accommodation to prepare for civil services.
His
expenditure for the civil services and examination was also borne by a couple
named Hussainbhai and Zarineben.
Safin
said once in an interview that he doesn’t share any kind of relations with him
but they share human relation and that is enough of all. Only they’re the
reason that he was able to study in Delhi.
While he was preparing for his exam
in Delhi, he often met IAS and IPS officers for guidance.
"Success
comes with difficulties" - and the living example of this is Safin. In
2017, when he went to appear for his UPSC written examination, he met with an
accident and was seriously injured. But he still left after exams. After the
examination, he was hospitalized and underwent surgery with head, arm, leg and
tier-3 knee ligament injuries. But his efforts and determination paid off and
he gained the AIR-570.
Now
his interview was scheduled for 23 March 2018, but destiny had some other
plans. Exactly a month before his interview, he was hospitalized again on 20
February 2018 as his urine count exceeded the upper count limit due to his
white blood cells (WBC) count.
He
was discharged on 1 March 2018 and went back to Delhi for further preparation
for his interview. However, he had to fly back to Gujarat two days later and
was hospitalized as he had problems with his tonsils and his WBC count had
reached 30,000. Finally, after recovering, he was discharged on 15 March and
returned to Delhi.
He
appeared for his interview on the scheduled date and survived all medical
complications and emerged as the second highest scorer in the interview. With
his score, he was selected as IPS in his second UPSC effort. Although he always
wanted to remain in the administrative services, he joined the Police Training
Academy as he wanted to serve the country right now.
He once said in an interview, "I
really wanted to join the IAS, but I couldn't clear the exam. So I decided to
pursue my career as an IPS officer and will use this opportunity to serve my
country”.
His Career:
He
trained for a year at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy,
Hyderabad, Telangana and received his first posting as Assistant Superintendent
of Police, Jamnagar, Gujarat on 23 December 2019.
Facts about the
Official:
Safin
wants to improve his ranking even if he is eligible for admission to the Indian
Police Service (IPS). He wants to re-write the exam to fulfill his long-held
childhood dream of becoming an IAS officer.
He loves to do social work and often
spends his free time teaching children in slums and volunteering for NGOs for
the underprivileged. He
loves dogs and spends his time with them whenever possible.
“He
wants to open a state-of-the-art residential school for poor children. He wants
to pay back the society ”, his mother Nasimbanu told the Times of India. When
he was named "India's youngest IPS officer", he was called by Gujarat
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who honored and honored him.
It
was an extraordinary story of India's youngest IPS officer. He teaches that if
you are dedicated to succeed then no difficulty is enough to become an obstacle
in the path of your dreams. Make all stones a stepping stone and keep moving
forward.
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