*📜 List of RBI Governors (1935 - Present) 📊* 1️⃣ *Sir Osborne Smith (April 1, 1935 – June 30, 1937)* 👔 First Governor | 🇬🇧 British Banker 2️⃣ *Sir James Braid Taylor (July 1, 1937 – February 17, 1943)* 📑 ICS Officer | 📈 Deputy Governor Turned Governor 3️⃣ *Sir C.D. Deshmukh (August 11, 1943 – June 30, 1949)* 🇮🇳 First Indian Governor | 🌟 Visionary Leader 4️⃣ *Sir Benegal Rama Rau (July 1, 1949 – January 14, 1957)* ✍️ Longest Tenure | 🇮🇳 Economic Strategist 5️⃣ *K.G. Ambegaonkar (January 14, 1957 – February 28, 1957)* ⏳ Interim Governor | 🏛️ Finance Secretary 6️⃣ *H.V.R. Iyengar (March 1, 1957 – February 28, 1962)* 📚 Banking Reforms Leader | 🏦 State Bank Head 7️⃣ *P.C. Bhattacharya (March 1, 1962 – June 30, 1967)* 📘 Auditor | 🔍 Policy Innovator 8️⃣ *L.K. Jha (July 1, 1967 – May 3, 1970)* 📝 PM’s Advisor | 💼 Global Diplomat 9️⃣ *B.N. Adarkar (May 4, 1970 – June 15, 1970)* ⏳ Short Tenure | 💹 Economist 🔟 *S. Jagannathan (June 16, 1970 – May 19, 1975)* 🌏 India-US Relations | 💼 Banking Expert 1️⃣1️⃣ *N.C. Sen Gupta (May 19, 1975 – August 19, 1975)* ⏳ Interim Expert | 📜 Policy Shaper 1️⃣2️⃣ *K.R. Puri (August 20, 1975 – May 2, 1977)* 🏦 LIC Chief | 💹 Economic Planner 1️⃣3️⃣ *M. Narasimham (May 3, 1977 – November 30, 1977)* 📘 Narasimham Report | 💡 Reform Architect 1️⃣4️⃣ *Dr. I.G. Patel (December 1, 1977 – September 15, 1982)* 📚 Economist | 🌍 IMF Veteran 1️⃣5️⃣ *Dr. Manmohan Singh (September 16, 1982 – January 14, 1985)* 🇮🇳 Economic Reformer | 🇮🇳 Former PM 1️⃣6️⃣ *A. Ghosh (January 15, 1985 – February 4, 1985)* ⏳ Shortest Tenure | 🎓 Scholar 1️⃣7️⃣ *R.N. Malhotra (February 4, 1985 – December 22, 1990)* 🏦 Reforms Leader | 🌟 Visionary 1️⃣8️⃣ *S. Venkitaramanan (December 22, 1990 – December 21, 1992)* 💼 Finance Expert | 🔧 Crisis Manager 1️⃣9️⃣ *Dr. C. Rangarajan (December 22, 1992 – November 21, 1997)* 📊 Policy Maker | 📘 Reforms Architect 2️⃣0️⃣ *Dr. Bimal Jalan (November 22, 1997 – September 6, 2003)* 📊 Economy Strategist | 🌍 Stability Architect 2️⃣1️⃣ *Dr. Y.V. Reddy (September 6, 2003 – September 5, 2008)* 💹 Crisis Forecaster | 🌟 Global Voice 2️⃣2️⃣ *Dr. D. Subbarao (September 5, 2008 – September 4, 2013)* 📉 Crisis Manager | 🎓 Reforms Leader 2️⃣3️⃣ *Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan (September 4, 2013 – September 4, 2016)* 📖 Academic Star | 🌍 Global Economist 2️⃣4️⃣ *Dr. Urjit Patel (September 4, 2016 – December 10, 2018)* 💡 Monetary Expert | 📊 Fiscal Strategist 2️⃣5️⃣ *Shaktikanta Das (December 12, 2018 – December 10, 2024)* 📈 Stability Leader | 📲 Digital Push 2️⃣6️⃣ *Sanjay Malhotra (December 11, 2024 – Present)* 💼 IAS Officer | 💹 Reforms and Growth Advocate *💡 Important Facts:✍️📔* 🌟 *Longest Serving:* Benegal Rama Rau (7+ years) ⏳ *Shortest Serving:* A. Ghosh (20 days) 🇮🇳 *First Indian Governor:* Sir C.D. Deshmukh