NEW DELHI: Acting Enforcement Directorate chief Rahul Navin was appointed as the full-time director of the anti-money laundering agency on Wednesday. An order issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said the appointment of Navin, a 1993-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, has been made “for a period of two years”.
Navin, 57, joined the ED in November 2019 as a Special Director and was appointed ED acting director after Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure ended on September 15, 2023.Navin’s tenure as ED head saw the high-profile arrests of chief ministers of Delhi and Jharkhand.
An expert in international taxation matters, Navin's tenure as the ED head saw the high profile arrests of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in separate money laundering cases.