Umar Riaz has secured the first position amongst the 3678 CSS candidates appearing in the written examination for the year 2005. Born in a small village of Gujranwala District, Riaz was only three years old when his father died. He was brought up by his maternal uncle and got his early education from F.G.Public School Kharian Cantt. He did his Masters in Economics from Zamindar College Gujrat. He commenced his professional career as a Lecturer. He feels that his real strength lies in his strong will power, dedication and honesty towards work. He plans to join the Police Service of Pakistan.