Athar Aamir Khan (IAS Officer) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Hometown: Anantnag
Age: 29 Years
Religion: Sunni Islam
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan |
| Profession | IAS Officer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’ 10” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 72 kg in pounds- 159 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 40 Inches – Waist: 32 Inches – Biceps: 12 Inches |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Brown |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 5 September 1992 |
| Age (as of 2021) | 29 Years |
| Birthplace | Devipora, Mattan, Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir, India |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir, India |
| School(s) | Evergreen Public School at Devipora village, Anantnag Iqbal Memorial Institute, Anantnag Biscoe School, Srinagar Tyndale Biscoe School, Srinagar |
| College | IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh |
| Educational Qualification | B.Tech in Electrical Engineering |
| Family | Father– Mohammad Shafi Khan (Teacher) Mother– Not Known (Homemaker) Brother– 1 (Younger) Sisters– 2 (Younger)  |
| Religion | Islam |
| Caste/Sect | Sunni |
| Hobbies | Writing poetry, Reading, Running, Travelling
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| Favourites | |
| Actor(s) | Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Vin Diesel |
| Actress | Ashley Tisdale |
| Film(s) | Gladiator, Harry Potter Series, A Walk To Remember, Paranormal Activity, The Dark Knight, The Godfather |
| Singer | Selena Gomez |
| Cricketer | Sachin Tendulkar |
| TV Show(s) | Indian: Satyamev Jayate American: Man vs. Wild, Two and a Half Men |
| Book(s) | The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen, Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare |
| Author(s) | J.K. Rowling, Dan Brown |
| Destination | Europe |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Engaged |
| Engagement Date | 3 July 2022
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| Fiancée | Dr Mehreen Qazi |
| Affair/Girlfriend | • Tina Dabi (IAS Officer) • Dr Mehreen Qazi (physician) |
| Wife/Spouse | Tina Dabi (m. 2018-2021)
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| Marriage Date | 20 March 2018 (Court marriage) 7 April 2018 (Religious marriage rituals) |
| Marriage Place | Jaipur, Rajasthan (Court marriage)
 Pahalgam Club, Pahalgam, Kashmir (Religious marriage rituals)  |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (as of 2018) | Rs. 56100/month + other allowances (Junior IAS Officer) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Athar Aamir Khan
- Does Athar Aamir Khan smoke?: No
- Athar has been a brilliant student from his school days. Despite having local issues, terrorism, he never lost his interest and focus in his studies.
- In 2007, he was awarded the ‘Best Young Scientist’ award when he participated in the National Children’s Science Congress.
- After doing his schooling, he appeared in many engineering entrance examinations, and cleared almost all of them, and got settled with IIT – Mandi.
- When he was doing his IIT, he came to know about Shah Faesal getting All India Rank – 1 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination, which motivated him to go for an IAS exam.
Shah Faesal
- Also, by reading Humanities subjects in B.Tech, he developed an interest in the IAS.
- In 2014, he had cleared a railway exam and was offered a job in the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS). Instead of accepting the offer, he joined the IAS training.
- He took Geography as his main subject for IAS.
- In 2016, he cracked the Civil Services Examination (UPSC 2015) with 2nd rank (1st was Tina Dabi), in his very first attempt, and secured 1018 marks out of 2025 (50.27%).
Athar Aamir Khan’s marks in the IAS exam
- He is the 2nd Kashmiri to top an IAS exam, after Shah Faesal who topped the IAS exam in 2009.
- For IAS aspirants, he recommends the book ‘Concrete Economics: The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy’ by Stephen S. Cohen and J. Bradford DeLong.
Athar Aamir Khan – Concrete Economics…The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy
- Aamir and Tina first met in 2015 at the IAS felicitation ceremony at the DoPT office in Delhi and fell in love during their IAS training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration in Mussoorie.
Athar Aamir Khan and Tina Dabi in Mussoorie
- While undergoing their training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration, they took a trip to Netherlands, Paris, and Rome.
Athar Aamir Khan and Tina Dabi during their foreign trip in 2016
- He had opted for Jammu & Kashmir cadre as his 1st preference as he wanted to work for the underdeveloped state. But, the vacancies in the underdeveloped cadre were already allocated, after which he got the Rajasthan cadre which was his 2nd preference.
- After two years of their marriage, Athar Aamir Khan and Tina Dabi filed for divorce proceedings in a Jaipur family court in November 2020. Earlier, their marriage made headlines when Tina Dabi had removed her surname “Khan” on social media, and Athar Aamir unfollowed her on Instagram around the same time. [1] In August 2021, they were granted divorce by a family court in Jaipur. [2]
References
- 1 ↑ Business Today
- 2 ↑ India Today
