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Who is the present RBI Governor ?

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the senior-most banker in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's central bank. Since its establishment in 1935, the RBI has been helmed by 22 Governors. While the first-ever Governor was Sir Osborne Smith, the position is currently held D. Subbarao, who is scheduled to hold office till 2013.

The following list includes the list of people who have served as the Governor of RBI:

Dr.D.Subbarao

Dr. D. Subbarao  
September 5, 2008 onwards
   

Dr.Y.V.Reddy

Dr.Y.V.Reddy  
September 6, 2003 to September 5, 2008
   

Dr. Bimal Jalan

Dr. Bimal Jalan
November 22, 1997 to September 5, 2003
  

Dr. C. Rangarajan

Dr. C.Rangarajan
December 22, 1995 to November 22, 1997
December 22, 1992 to December 21, 1995
  

S. Venkitaramanan

S.Venkitaramanan 
December 22, 1990 to December 21, 1992
  

R.N. Malhotra

R.N. Malhotra
February 04,1985 to December 22, 1990
  

Amitabh Ghosh

A. Ghosh 
January 15, 1985 to February 4, 1985
  

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Dr. Manmohan Singh 
September 16, 1982 to January 14, 1985
  

Dr. I.G. Patel

Dr. I.G.Patel 
December 1, 1977 to September 15, 1982
  

M. Narasimham

M. Narasimham 
May 2, 1977 to November 30, 1977
  

K.R. Puri

K.R. Puri 
August 20, 1975 to May 2, 1977
  

N.C. Sen Gupta

N.C. Sen Gupta 
May 19, 1975 to August 19, 1975
  

S. Jagannathan

S. Jagannathan 
June 16, 1970 to May 19, 1975
   

B.N. Adarkar

B.N. Adarkar 
May 4, 1970 to June 15, 1970
   

L.K. Jha

L.K. Jha 
July 1, 1967 to May 3, 1970
   

P.C. Bhattacharyya

P.C. Bhattacharyya 
March 1, 1962 to June 30, 1967
   

H.V.R. Iengar

H.V.R. Iengar 
March 1, 1957 to February 28, 1962
   

K.G. Ambegaonkar

K.G. Ambegaonkar 
January 14, 1957 to February 28, 1957
   

Sir Benegal Rama Rau

Sir Benegal Rama Rau 
July 1, 1949 to January 14, 1957
   

Sir Chintaman D. Deshmukh

Sir Chintaman D.Deshmukh 
August 11, 1943 to June 30, 1949
   

Sir James Braid Taylor

Sir James Braid Taylor 
July 1, 1937 to February 17,1943
   

Sir Osborne A.Smith

Sir Osborne A. Smith
April 1, 1935 to June 30, 1937
   


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