Amitabh Kant | |
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.jpg) Amitabh Kant at the WTTC Global Summit 2017 | |
| Indian emissary to G20 | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Piyush Goyal |
| 2nd CEO of NITI Aayog | |
| In office 17 February 2016 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sindhushree Khullar |
| Succeeded by | Parameswaran Iyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1956 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Spouse | Ranjeeta Kant |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Website | Official website  |
Amitabh Kant (born 1 March 1956) is presently India's G20 Sherpa.[1] He is an Indian bureaucrat and the former chief executive officer of NITI Aayog,[2] a public policy think tank of the Government of India. He is a retired member of the 1980 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) batch, the central civil service of the Government of India.[3]
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- ^ "India's startup movement is fast gaining momentum: Amitabh Kant". The Economic Times. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant's tenure extended by one year". The Hindu. 2021-06-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-23.