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2017: A Look Back \u2013 20 Important Appointments<\/span><\/h4>\n

This year, there were various important appointments that took place across different sectors. From India\u2019s president to chairman of SBI, here\u2019s a list of 20 important appointments in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Ram Nath Kovind – 14th President of India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Venkaiah Naidu – 13th Vice President of India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Deepak Misra – 45th Chief Justice of India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Rajnish Kumar \u2013 Chairman, State Bank of India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. KK Venugopal \u2013 15th Attorney-General of India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Achal Kumar Jyoti – 21st Chief Election Commissioner of India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. Nirmala Sitharaman \u2013 1st Independent Woman Defence Minister of India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Prasoon Joshi \u2013 Chairperson, CBFC<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. Ravi Shastri – Head Coach, Indian National Cricket Team<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. Rajiv Jain – Chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                      1. Hemant Bhargava – MD, LIC<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        1. Vikram Limaye \u2013 MD & CEO, National Stock Exchange of India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          1. Sushil Chandra\u2013 Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                            1. Lalitha Kumaramangalam\u2013 Chairperson, National Commission for Women<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                              1. Ajay Tyagi \u2013 Chairman, SEBI<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                1. Narinder Batra – President, Indian Olympic Association<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                  1. DP Singh – Chairman, UGC<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                    1. Suresh Sethi – MD & CEO, India Post Payments Bank<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                      1. S. Aparna – Executive Director, World Bank<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                        1. Rajeev Rishi – Indian Banks’ Association Chief<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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