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Date of birth2 July 1983

Age41 Years

BirthplaceHassan, Karnataka, India

ProfessionIAS Officer

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseRitu Suhas

FamilySon - Vivaan; Daughter - Saanvi; Father - Yathiraj L K (late); Mother - Jayashree C S; Brother - Sharath L Y

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj Biography

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj is an Indian Administrative Service officer and a decorated para-badminton player. Born in Hassan, Karnataka, he has combined a公务

Early life and background

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj was born on 2 July 1983 in Hassan, Karnataka. The son of a government servant, his family moved between postings during his childhood, and he completed his secondary education at DVS Independent College in Shivamogga. He earned a bachelor’s degree in software engineering from NIT Karnataka in 2004. Although his family had hoped he would pursue medicine, he chose engineering and went on to prepare for India’s civil services exams.

Career

After clearing the IAS examination in the 2007 batch, Suhas joined the Indian Administrative Service with the Uttar Pradesh cadre. His early postings included roles in Agra as Assistant Collector and Assistant Magistrate. Over the following years he served in a sequence of district- and state-level administrative positions: Mathura, Mahamaya Nagar (as District Collector and District Magistrate), Sonbhadra, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Prayagraj and Gautam Buddh Nagar. He has held posts with titles such as Chief Development Officer, Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Special Secretary and District Magistrate.

As an administrator he was recognised for several initiatives in 2016 that addressed maternal and child nutrition and accessibility for differently-abled voters, and was shortlisted for a Prime Minister’s award for performance under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna. He received awards and commendations from state authorities, including recognition from the Governor, the Revenue Minister and the Chairman of the Board of Revenue for his election-related and revenue administration work.

Para-badminton

Alongside his civil service career, Suhas developed a parallel path as a para-badminton player. Self-taught in the sport, he began representing India internationally in 2016. That year he won the Asian Para-Badminton Championships in Beijing, a victory that attracted attention because he achieved it while serving as District Magistrate of Azamgarh.

His medals across international events include podium finishes at the Turkish Open, Japan Open, China Open, Denmark Open, Thailand Open, Uganda Open and the Irish Open between 2016 and 2019, with multiple gold, silver and bronze medals in singles and doubles. He was part of the Indian team that won bronze at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, and in national competition he became national champion in men’s singles at the 2018 National Para-Badminton Championships in Varanasi.

Suhas continued to compete at the highest level, representing India at the Tokyo Paralympics selection in 2021 and reaching a career milestone in June 2024 when he became world number one in men’s singles. At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games he won a silver medal in the men’s singles SL4 category, and he is recorded as the first Indian badminton player to win two medals at the Paralympic Games (2024).

Public profile

Suhas’s achievements in both administration and sport have been publicly recognised. He received the Yash Bharti, Uttar Pradesh’s highest civilian honour, in December 2016. The state government also named him Best Para Sportsperson on World Disability Day that same year, and he has received other awards, certificates and mementos from sporting and state institutions, including acknowledgement by the chief minister and Badminton Association of India officials.

He has spoken publicly about the role of discipline and passion in balancing public service with sport, describing badminton as a meditative practice and urging parents to encourage differently-abled children to pursue sports and education. In 2018 he met with the Prime Minister following his Asian Para Games success.

Personal life

Suhas is married to Ritu Suhas, a PCS officer who was selected as Mrs. U.P. in the Mrs. India 2019 contest. The couple have two children: a son named Vivaan and a daughter named Saanvi. His father, Yathiraj L K, worked as a government official; his mother is Jayashree C S. He has a brother, Sharath L Y.

Latest updates

In 2019 Suhas served as the District Magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar. During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown he was noted for active administrative work to contain virus transmission in Gautam Buddh Nagar. His sporting career remained active through the early 2020s: he was selected for the Tokyo Paralympics and rose to world number one in men’s singles in June 2024, followed by a silver medal in the men’s singles SL4 at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

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Recent Work

Paralympic Games Paris 2024

Silver Medal in the men's singles SL4 category

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Career Highlights

  1. IAS officer, 2007 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre
  2. Asian Para-Badminton Champion (Beijing, 2016)
  3. Yash Bharti recipient (2016)
  4. National Para-Badminton Champion (Varanasi, 2018)
  5. World number 1 in men’s singles (June 2024)
  6. Silver medalist, Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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