General VP Malik was commissioned into 3 SIKH LI on 7th Jun 1959.
Rashida Hussain, IRS
Former Director General – National Academy Of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN)
Her name, Rasheda Hussain, itself is loaded with meaning. Rasheda is derived from Rashid—one of the 99 names of Allah meaning “The Guide” or “one who takes to the right path”—and Hussain was the son of Ali and Grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. “God is inside me… not something external,” she says.
An alumnus of Lady Sri Ram College, she was the first Muslim lady in the civil services from Delhi and retired as the Director-General of the National Academy of Customs and Central Excise (NACEN). She is married to Siraj Hussain, a 1979-batch UP cadre IAS officer who retired as Agriculture Secretary.
They met briefly at the IAS Academy library in Mussoorie, for the first time and decided to get married. They spoke to their parents who agreed but for a slight hitch—Siraj was younger to her. “The Prophet himself was 25 years old and his first wife was 40. There is no harm if you repeat what the Prophet himself did,” he said and she agreed. Today they have two children—their son is pursuing a PhD in computer science in the US, while their daughter an HR professional is married and lives in Singapore.
Her elder brother, Shahabuddin Yaigoob (SY) Quraishi, was the first Muslim IAS officer and went on to be India’s Chief Election Commissioner.
She has had the best of both worlds. She studied in an Urdu-medium school and topped in Class XI, which in those days enjoyed almost the same status as Class XII at present. Those days, most girls even from educated families used to study in government-run Urdu-medium schools and very few girls could go to English-medium schools. Later, she went on to do her MBA from the University of Hull, UK, which makes her a perfect blend of tradition and modernity.
Soft-spoken, modest, humble and philosophical she is anything but a stereotypical bureaucrat. Her passion in life has always been to be a good human being….
Even when she was Director-General the nameplate outside her office as simply read: “Public Servant”. This was to remind herself and others that all officers irrespective of their rank are public servants, with specific duties, roles and responsibilities….
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8 ft 1 tall Sultan Kösen from Turkey is a rare specimen – the tallest over 8 ft tall man alive on planet Earth today according to the Guinness World Records.
Sultan currently also holds the record for largest hands 28.5 cm (11.22 in) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger and the second largest feet – his left foot measuring 36.5 cm (1 ft 2 in) and right foot measuring 35.5 cm (1 ft 1.98 in).
Guinness World Records has come across only about ten people above 8 ft over the past 20 years but Sultan is the only such person alive today.
Born on 10 December 1982, Sultan was like an average child till the age of 10, even the other members of his family, including his parents and four siblings were ‘normal’ in terms of size.
But suddenly Sultan started growing uncontrollably fast due to a condition called “pituitary gigantism” which accounts for over-production of growth hormone and its spread from the pituitary gland in the brain. This invariably leads to large hands, thickening of the bones and painful joints. Due to his extreme size, Sultan had to face many ups and downs in life. Because of his gigantic height Sultan couldn’t finish school, could never find fitting clothes or shoes and found it extremely hard to fit into a regular-size car.
On the other hand because of his height he was found to be good at changing bulbs or hanging curtains.
Sultan Kösen today is recognized everywhere around the globe because of his extraordinary height and invited to star in a number of Hollywood movies.
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