Parveen Talha is an Indian civil servant, reported to be the first Muslim woman to serve in any Class I civil service in India, the first Indian Revenue Service officer to become a member of the Union Public Service Commission and the first woman to serve in Narcotics Department of India. She was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. She Educated at Loreto Convent High School/ College, Lucknow. Did M.A. in Economics in First Division from Lucknow University. Taught in the Lucknow University from 1965 to1969. Joined the Indian Revenue Service in 1969 and became the first ever Muslim woman to enter any Class-I Civil Service through the Civil Services examination. She joined Indian Revenue Service in 1969, becoming the first Muslim woman to enter the Revenue Service. Later, she served at the Commissionerates at Mumbai and Kolkata and, also at the Central Excise Commissionerate. Parveen Talha is a recipient of President's Award for distinguished service, which she received in 2000. Fourteen years later, in 2014, the Government of India honoured her services to the Indian Civil Service by awarding her Padma Shri, the fourth among the highest Indian civilian awards.