Amitav Ghosh (banker)

For the writer, see Amitav Ghosh.

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.

Amitav Ghosh
16th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
In office 15 January 1985 – 4 February 1985
Preceded by	Manmohan Singh
Succeeded by	R. N. Malhotra
Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
In office 5 February 1985 – 20 January 1992
Governor	I.G. Patel Manmohan Singh
In office 21 January 1982 – 15 January 1985
Governor	R.N. Malhotra S. Venkitaramanan
Personal details
Born	1930
Died	16 September 2020(2020-09-16) (aged 89–90)
Nationality	Indian

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.