Arvind Dave

Arvind Dave
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
In office
2 August 1999 – 12 June 2003
Chief MinisterMukut Mithi
Preceded bySrinivas Kumar Sinha
Succeeded byV. C. Pande
Governor of Manipur
In office
12 June 2003 – 5 August 2004
Chief MinisterOkram Ibobi Singh
Preceded byVed Marwah
Succeeded byShivinder Singh Sidhu
Governor of Assam
In office
21 April 2003 – 5 June 2003
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Preceded bySrinivas Kumar Sinha
Succeeded byAjai Singh
Personal details
Born (1940-05-01) 1 May 1940 (age 84)
OccupationCivil 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]

  1. ^ "List of Former Governors". Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Past Governors". Raj Bhavan Manipur official website.
  3. ^ Rao, Raghvendra (5 February 2010). "Second innings: Retired IPS men outshine IAS". Indian Express. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Singh, Rahul (1 May 2000). "Udaipur Diary". Outlook. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Who will succeed RAW chief Vikram Sood?". Rediff. 21 January 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  7. ^ Bhushan, Ranjit (10 April 2010). "Given A Raw Deal?". Outlook. Retrieved 19 February 2010.