Amitav Ghosh (1930–16 September 2020) was an Indian

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er. He served for 20 days from 15 January to 4 February 1985, as the 16th governor of the

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. His term was the shortest ever served by any Reserve Bank of India governor. He died at age 90.

Career

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.

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List of Governors of RBI
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