Beela Rajesh Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Civil Servant
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	15/11/1969
Age	55 years
Birthplace	Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu

Bio/Wiki

Education	MBBS

Physical Stats & More

Height	161 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Qualification 1	MBBS from Madras Medical College (MMC)

Personal Life

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1992

Family

Husband

Rajesh Das (IPS officer)

Children

Son	None
Daughter	Pinky Preethu

Parents

Father	SN Venkatesan (a retired Director General of Police)
Mother	Rani Venkatesan (politician)

Career

Service	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch	1997
Cadre	Tamil Nadu
Major Designation(s)	Energy Secretary: Tamil Nadu (19 June 2023 - present) Chief Secretary: Commercial Taxes and Registration Department of State of Tamil Nadu (12 June 2020 - 19 June 2023) Health Secretary: Tamil Nadu (from 17 February 2019 – 12 June 2020) Commissioner: Medicines/Health & Family Welfare, Chennai (from 24 December 2018 to 16 February 2019) Commissioner: Town & Country Planning, Tamil Nadu (from 30 May 2017 to 23 December 2018) Joint Secretary: Tamil Nadu (from 19 May 2014 to 29 May 2017) Joint Secretary: Jharkhand (from 3 May 2014 to 19 May 2014) Executive Director: M/o Textiles Handloom Exp Promotion Cl (HEPC) Chennai (from 2 May 2007 to 1 May 2012) Managing Director: M/o Textiles Handloom Exp Promotion Cl (HEPC) Chennai (from 2 May 2007 to 2 May 2014) Collector: Dhanbad, Jharkhand (from 1 January 2006 to 2 May 2007) Deputy Commissioner: Dhanbad, Jharkhand (from 10 February 2004 to 31 December 2005) Joint Secretary: Chief Minister's Sectt (from 25 August 2003 to 9 February 2004) Director: Education Department (from 25 July 2003 to 24 August 2003) Deputy Secretary: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department (from 21 June 2003 to 24 July 2003) Additional Director: Social Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu (from 24 August 2002 to 21 June 2003) Special Officer: Tamil Nadu (Inter-Cadre Deputation) (from 24 May 2001 to 24 August 2002) Assistant Collector: Tamil Nadu, the district is not specified (1 January 2001 to 24 May 2001) Assistant Collector: Tamil Nadu; the district is not specified (from 11 July 2000 to 1 January 2001) Under Secretary: Finance Department (from 1 March 2000 to 1 July 2000) Assistant Collector: Bhojpur, Bihar (from 1 September 1997 to 1 March 2000)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Dr. Beela Rajesh is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer known for her role as the Health Secretary of Tamil Nadu during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She hails from a prominent family in Madras; her father is a retired DGP and her mother was a respected Congress politician from Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Beela Rajesh pursued her MBBS from Madras Medical College (MMC) before entering the civil services and becoming an IAS officer in 1997 through the UPSC examination.
After training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussorie, she began her career as an Assistant Collector in Bihar's Bhojpur district.
Dr. Beela Rajesh has held significant positions in the administrations of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu following her entry into the Indian Administrative Service.