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Ashwani Kumar
Kumar at Nagaland's Golden Jubilee
Governor of Nagaland
In office
21 March 2013 – 27 June 2014
Preceded byNikhil Kumar
Succeeded byKrishan Kant Paul
Governor of Manipur
In office
29 July 2013 – 23 December 2013
Preceded byGurbachan Jagat
Succeeded byVinod Duggal
Director, Central Bureau of Investigation
In office
2 August 2008 – 30 November 2010
Preceded byVijay Shankar
Succeeded byA P Singh
DGP, Himachal Pradesh
In office
August 2006 – July 2008
Personal details
Born(1950-11-15)15 November 1950
Nahan, Himachal Pradesh
Died7 October 2020(2020-10-07) (aged 69)
Brockhurst, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
SpouseChandak A.K.
Children1
Alma materHimachal Pradesh University, National Defence College, Rashtriya Indian Military College
Websitenagaland.nic.in/functionaries/rajbhavan/governor.htm

Ashwani Kumar (15 November 1950 – 7 October 2020) was a 1973-Batch IPS officer who served as Governor of the Indian state of Nagaland, and briefly as Governor of Manipur during 2013.

He was the DGP of Himachal Pradesh from August 2006 - July 2008 and;

He had served the elite Special Protection Group (SPG) as its deputy inspector general when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister of India.

Ashwani handled and or investigated an Amit Shan and Shorabuddin Sheikh investigation.

He was the Director of CBI between 2 August 2008 to 30 November 2010.

Ashwani Kumar died in the evening on the 7 of October 2020 in Brockhurst in Shimla due to suicide by hanging.

References

  1. "Life well-spent, according to spiritual values: Former CBI Director". realnewslive.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013. my son Abhishek
  2. "Ex-CBI Director Ashwani Kumar appointed Nagaland Governor, S C Jamir in Odisha : North, News - India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013. A 1963-batch IPS officer, 72-year-old Kumar was appointed as Governor of Nagaland
  3. "Ashwani Kumar sworn in as Governor of Manipur". thehindu.com. 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013. Ashwani Kumar, the Governor of Nagaland was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur on Monday in a simple but impressive function at Raj Bhavan.
  4. "Himachal DGP Ashwani Kumar is new CBI Director". The Times of India. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013. Kumar, a 1973 batch IPS officer who is now the DGP of Himachal Pradesh,
  5. "DIG". Outlook India. 9 October 2020.
  6. "Central Bureau Of Investigation". cbi.nic.in. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2013. Shri Ashwani Kumar 02/08/08-30/11/10
  7. Chauhan, Neeraj (2010). "CBI chief Ashwani Kumar gets 4-month extension - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013. Kumar had been appointed to the post on August 2, 2008
  8. "Be happy, wrote ex-CBI chief Ashwani Kumar before death by suicide". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
Government offices
Preceded byNikhil Kumar Governor of Nagaland
March 2013 – June 2014 		Succeeded byKrishan Kant Paul
Preceded byGurbachan Jagat Governor of Manipur
July – December 2013 		Succeeded byVinod Duggal
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