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Geeta Gopinath's husband cleared UPSC twice, topped exam in 1996, left IAS due to..., his name is...
Geeta Gopinath's husband cleared UPSC twice, topped exam in 1996, left IAS due to..., his name is...

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Geeta Gopinath's husband cleared UPSC twice, topped exam in 1996, left IAS due to..., his name is...

Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal, Raghuram Rajan, Gita Gopinath and Esther Duflo, Abhijeet Banerjee (Left to right) You must have read multiple stories about Gita Gopinath, who earlier announced stepping down from the First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Various media reports have talked about her educational qualification, her background and how she joined the IMF. However, do you know that she has a very strong connection with India and her husband, Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal is an Indian Administrative Officer, working under the Government of India. Who is Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal? Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal is the husband of economist Gita Gopinath who secured All India Rank 1 in the 1996 UPSC exam. Clearing the exam twice, Iqbal served as an IAS officer in the Tamil Nadu cadre for five years before moving abroad. Talking about his educational qualifications, Iqbal is a Delhi University economics graduate and Princeton scholar. As of the recent update, Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal is the Global Executive Director of J-PAL at MIT, a prominent research centre working on global poverty reduction. Dhaliwal has received several international honours for his contributions to policy and development, and he continues to play a key role in shaping evidence-based policymaking worldwide. Why Gita Gopinath is stepping down from IMF? Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will be stepping down from her role in August 2025 to return to academia at Harvard University, the IMF announced. How qualified is Gita Gopinath? Gopinath, a trailblazer in international economics, will be taking on the role of the inaugural Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics at Harvard. The IMF's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva confirmed Gopinath's departure and said a successor will be named 'in due course.' Gopinath first joined the IMF in 2019 as Chief Economist, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Her leadership during a time of extraordinary global economic upheaval, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting macroeconomic disruptions, was widely recognised. (With inputs from agencies)

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