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Urjit Patel

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Urjit Patel is a Kenyan-born Indian economist, who served as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2016 to 2018 and is currently serving as the Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund representing India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. He also serves as the Chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, additional director of Britannia Industries and independent director of John Cockerill India.

BORN

28 October 1963

HONOUR

Wilbur Cross Medal, 2019

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Key facts

Born
28 October 1963, Nairobi
State of birth
Nairobi
Sector
Banking & finance
Profession
Indian economist
Gender
Male

Biography

Urjit Patel is a Kenyan-born Indian economist, who served as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2016 to 2018 and is currently serving as the Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund representing India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.

He also serves as the Chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, additional director of Britannia Industries and independent director of John Cockerill India.

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed by the RochakDuniya editorial team.

Timeline

  1. 1963Born in Nairobi
  2. 2016Becomes Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
  3. 2019Awarded the Wilbur Cross Medal
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