Arvind Dave
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Arvind Dave | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Arunachal Pradesh | |
| In office 2 August 1999 – 12 June 2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Mukut Mithi |
| Preceded by | Srinivas Kumar Sinha |
| Succeeded by | V. C. Pande |
| Governor of Manipur | |
| In office 12 June 2003 – 5 August 2004 | |
| Chief Minister | Okram Ibobi Singh |
| Preceded by | Ved Marwah |
| Succeeded by | Shivinder Singh Sidhu |
| Governor of Assam | |
| In office 21 April 2003 – 5 June 2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
| Preceded by | Srinivas Kumar Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Ajai Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1940 |
| Occupation | Civil Servant Administrator |
As of 10 March, 2020 | |
Arvind Dave (born 1 May 1940) is the former Governor of four states in India. He was the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh during 1999–2003;,[1] Governor of Manipur, during 2003–2004[2] and acting governor of Meghalaya and Assam briefly during 2002 and 2003 respectively.[3][4] He hails from Udaipur in Rajasthan.[5]
He was the Director of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) - India's external intelligence agency - from 1997 to 1999. He was chief of the agency during the Kargil War and Operation Shakti, India's nuclear program. As the Director of RAW, he also chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee during that period.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Former Governors". Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Past Governors". Raj Bhavan Manipur official website.
- ^ Rao, Raghvendra (5 February 2010). "Second innings: Retired IPS men outshine IAS". Indian Express. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ CHAUDHURI, KALYAN (4 January 2002). "Once more in Meghalaya". Frontline. The Hindu Group. Archived from the original on 11 January 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Singh, Rahul (1 May 2000). "Udaipur Diary". Outlook. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Who will succeed RAW chief Vikram Sood?". Rediff. 21 January 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Bhushan, Ranjit (10 April 2010). "Given A Raw Deal?". Outlook. Retrieved 19 February 2010.