Ajay Kumar Bhalla IAS | |
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Home Secretary of India | |
Assumed office 22 August 2019 | |
Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
Preceded by | Rajiv Gauba |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 26 November 1960
Alma mater | University of Delhi |
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