Arvind Dave
Indian politician
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Arvind Dave (born 1 May 1940) is a former Indian intelligence official and 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]
Chief MinisterMukut Mithi
Preceded bySrinivas Kumar Sinha
Succeeded byV. C. Pande
Chief MinisterOkram Ibobi Singh
Arvind Dave | |
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| 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 | |
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 RAW Director, he also chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee during that period.[6][7]