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Nuzhat Hassan

Nuzhat Hassan is a distinguished Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1991 batch from the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories) cadre. Throughout her career, she has held several high-ranking positions, culminating in her appointment as...

Parveen Talha

Parveen Talha is a distinguished former Indian civil servant, celebrated for her trailblazing career that broke several glass ceilings. She holds the distinction of being the first Muslim woman to enter any Class-I Civil Service through the Civil Services Examination...

Qudsia Gandhi

Dr. Qudsia Gandhi is a distinguished retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1988 Batch from Tamil Nadu, celebrated for her integrity, innovation, and unwavering public service. Born and raised in Chennai, her childhood was profoundly shaped by the...

Ruveda Salam

Dr Ruveda Salam is a distinguished Indian civil servant and a trailblazing figure in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. She is widely recognised for her historic achievement as the first woman from the Kashmir Valley to qualify for the prestigious Union Public Service...

Sania Mirza (fighter pilot)

San​ia Mirza, popularly hailed as India’s first Muslim woman fighter pilot candidate, is a trailblazing National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet from Jasovar village in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Her journey from a rural Hindi‑medium background...

Sariya Abbasi

Captain Sariya Abbasi is an Indian Army officer in the Army Air Defence (AAD) who has emerged as a visible symbol of women’s growing presence in frontline combat-support roles, particularly along the India–China border. Her service as a troop commander in...