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Urjit Patel

1963 - Today

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Urjit Patel (born 28 October 1963) is a Kenyan-born Indian economist, who formerly served as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and also Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India, looking after monetary policy, economic research, financial markets, statistics and information management. He resigned from his post on 10 December 2018, being the first RBI governor to state personal reasons as a driving factor for resigning. Urjit currently serves as Chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, additional director of Britannia Industries and independent director of John Cockerill India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Urjit Patel is the 375th most popular economist (up from 411th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 98th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Kenyan Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Urjit Patel ranks 375 out of 414. Before him are Ester Boserup, Pier Carlo Padoan, Paul Craig Roberts, Ha-Joon Chang, Sevil Shhaideh, and Richard Florida. After him are Avinash Dixit, Daniele Archibugi, Carmen Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff, Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, and Zyta Gilowska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Urjit Patel ranks 509. Before him are Peter Stamm, Boris Nadezhdin, Criss Oliva, Marcus Nispel, Kevin Chamberlin, and Timothy Kopra. After him are Malcolm Gladwell, Lisa Nowak, Igor Paklin, Joanna Going, Mari Iijima, and Govinda.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Urjit Patel ranks 35 out of 150. Before him are Julius Sang (1946), Zena Marshall (1926), Naftali Bon (1945), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Faith Kipyegon (1994), and Ben Jipcho (1943). After him are William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), Daniel Rudisha (1945), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), and Catherine Ndereba (1972).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Kenya

Among economists born in Kenya, Urjit Patel ranks 2. Before him are Barack Obama Sr. (1936).

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