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Anil Dhasmana

Anil Kumar Dhasmana
Director of R&AW
Assumed office
31 January 2017
Preceded by Rajinder Khanna
Personal details
Born (1957-10-02) 2 October 1957 (age 60)
Pauri, Uttarakhand
Nationality Indian

Anil Kumar Dhasmana is the Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's foreign intelligence service. He was appointed as the Chief of R&AW as the post fell vacant on 31 January 2017 following the retirement of the incumbent.

He was born on 2 October 1957 in Pauri, Uttarakhand and holds an M.Com. degree from Uttar Pradesh. He is 1981-batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer and was appointed on 3 December 1981. His domain of expertise is considered to be Balochistan, counter-terrorism and Islamic affairs. He also has a vast experience on Pakistan and Afghanistan. He has served in key capitals, including London and Frankfurt and has also handled SAARC and Europe desks. Before being appointed as the Director, he was posted from 13 March 2015 as a Special Secretary at Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi.


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