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Amitav Ghosh
16th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
In office
15 January 1985 – 4 February 1985
Preceded byManmohan Singh
Succeeded byR. N. Malhotra
Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
In office
5 February 1985 – 20 January 1992
GovernorI.G. Patel
Manmohan Singh
In office
21 January 1982 – 15 January 1985
GovernorR.N. Malhotra
S. Venkitaramanan
Personal details
Born1930
Died16 September 2020(2020-09-16) (aged 89–90)
NationalityIndian

Amitav Ghosh (1930 – 16 September 2020) was an Indian banker. He served for 20 days from 15 January to 4 February 1985, as the 16th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.[1][2] His term was the shortest ever served by any Reserve Bank of India governor.[1] He died at age 90.

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Previously, Ghosh had been appointed RBI deputy governor. Before this Ghosh was the chairman of Allahabad Bank. He was also a Director of the IDBI Bank and was on the governing body of the National Institute of Bank Management.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "A Ghosh". Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  2. Roy, Anup (16 September 2020). "Amitabha Ghosh, who served as RBI governor for 21 days, passes away at 90". Business Standard. Retrieved 18 March 2025.

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