*LIST OF GOVERNORS OF RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

The Governor of theReserve Bank of Indiais the most senior banker and
the chairperson of the Board of Directors of RBI, India's central
bank. Following is the list of people who have served as the Governor
of Reserve Bank of India:-
No.
Name of Governor
Tenure
23
Raghuram Rajan
05-09-2013 to 04-09-2016
22
D. Subbarao
05-09-2008 to 04-09-2013
21
Dr. Y V Reddy
06-09-2003 to 05-09-2008
20
Dr. Bimal Jalan
22-11-1997 to 06-09-2003
19
C. Rangarajan
22-12-1992 to 21-11-1997
18
S. Venkitaramanan
22-12-1990 to 21-12-1992
17
R N Malhotra
04-02-1985 to 22-12-1990
16
A. Ghosh
15 January
1985 – 4 February 1985
15
Dr. Manmohan Singh
16 September 1982 – 14 January 1985
14
Dr. I. G. Patel
1 December 1977 – 15 September 1982
13
M. Narasimham
3 May 1977 – 30 November 1977
12
K. R. Puri
20 August 1975 – 2 May 1977
11
N. C. Sen Gupta
19 May 1975 – 19 August 1975
10
S. Jagannathan
16 June 1970 – 19 May 1975
9
B. N. Adarkar
4 May 1970 – 15 June 1970
8
L. K. Jha
1 July 1967 – 3 May 1970
7
P. C. Bhattacharya
1 March 1962 – 30 June 1967
6
H. V. R. Iyengar
1 March 1957 – 28 February 1962
5
K. G. Ambegaonkar
14 January 1957 – 28 February 1957
4
Sir Benegal Rama Rao
1 July 1949 – 14 January 1957
3
Sir C. D. Deshmukh
11 August 1943 – 30 June 1949
2
Sir James Braid Taylor
1 July 1937 – 17 February 1943
1
Sir Osborne Arkell Smith
1 April 1935 – 30 June 1937