Kailash Nath Srivastava | |
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Director, India International Centre | |
Assumed office 01 January 2019 | |
Secretary,Ministry of Civil Aviation | |
In office 01 August 2012 –31 December 2013 | |
Preceded by | Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi |
Personal details | |
Born | Gazipur | 1 January 1954
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | civil servant |
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