Shammi Abidi is an IAS officer of 2007 batch serving
in Chhatisgarh. She is regarded as one of the best performing IAS officers of Chhatisgarh in the contemporary times. She is still remembered for her innovative
attempt to enhance the status of education in the district of Kanker where she was posted as the district collector.
Kanker district of Chhattisgarh is reeling under the
Maoist problem. Left Wing Extremists don’t want locales to get educated and
hence they have created a ring of terror among teachers and social activists
working in the field of education. Shammi Abidi took this issue in a different
way and the result is for everyone to see. Similarly, her work in the area of
rural health and Modi’s Clean India initiative is noteworthy.
Profile of Shammi Abidi
Shammi Abidi is from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Her
family is considered quite well educated among Muslim dominated area where they
live. Shammi’s father is a lecturer and her mother is a home maker. When her
father started to go for higher education for his daughters, some issues were
raised among the community. Actually, it is still considered that highly
educated Muslim girl may find it difficult to find a good match when it comes
to marriage. Fortunately, Shammi’s father was made of different stuff. He never
saw any difference between son and daughter and ensure good education for all
of his children. Shammi graduated from Lucknow University while her siblings
studied from Delhi University and Jamia Milia.
After completing her graduation, Shammi went to
Delhi for the preparation of Civil Services Examination. She took admission in
Vajiram and Ravi and started preparation. Her hard work coupled with unmatched
dedication was evident in her result as she secured 16th All India
Rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination in 2006. Unfortunately, she couldn’t
get her home state UP and got Chhatisgarh. This, in fact, turned out to be a
blessing in disguise as there are lots to do in the state suffering from
insensitive problem of Left Wing Extremism. Shammi is doing the same and has
already made the entire Muslim Community proud of her. She has also said that
her desire to become a role model for those Muslim girls of India who want to
do something different.
Shammi Abidi with husband Arif Sheikh |
Husband of Shammi Abidi
Shammi Abidi is married to Arif Sheikh of Pune.
Arif Sheikh is an Indian Police Service Officer and
is posted in Raipur. Both of same state cadre and hence it is not difficult for
them to manage their family life.
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