Giridhar Aramane

Giridhar Aramane (born 12 June 1963) is a retired 1988 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre, who served as the 39th Defence Secretary of India a position he has held from 31 October 2022 until 31 October 2024.^[2][3][4]

Giridhar Aramane
39th Defence Secretary of India
In office 31 October 2022 – 31 October 2024
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded by	Ajay Kumar
Succeeded by	Rajesh Kumar Singh[1]
Secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highway
In office 1 May 2020 – 31 October 2022
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded by	Sanjeev Ranjan
Succeeded by	Alka Upadhyaya
Personal details
Born	(1963-06-12) 12 June 1963 (age 62) Kurnool,Andhra Pradesh, India
Spouse	Gayatri Aramane
Alma mater	JNTU, Hyderabad IITM Kakatiya University
Occupation	IAS officer
Profession	Civil servant

Early life and education

Aramane was born in 1963 in Kurnool of Andhra Pradesh, India.^[2]

He completed his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, and his M.Tech. from IIT Madras. He also holds an M.A. (Economics) from Kakatiya University, Warangal.^[5]

Career

Aramane has held many government posts in his career. He previously served as Secretary in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Aramane has served as 39th Defence Secretary of India from 1 November 2022 until 31 October 2024.^[6]

In Andhra Pradesh Government, he held the role of Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat and he looks at the Exploration Division in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and was Executive Director in-charge of inspections in Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority.^[7]