Arvind Dave

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| name = Arvind Dave

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|5|1|df=y}}

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| office =Governor of Arunachal Pradesh

| term_start = 2 August 1999

| term_end = 12 June 2003

|1blankname = Chief Minister

|1namedata = Mukut Mithi

| predecessor = Srinivas Kumar Sinha

| successor= V. C. Pande

| office2 =Governor of Manipur

| term_start2 = 12 June 2003

| term_end2 = 5 August 2004

|1blankname2 = Chief Minister

|1namedata2 = Okram Ibobi Singh

| predecessor2 = Ved Marwah

| successor2= Shivinder Singh Sidhu

| office3 =Governor of Assam

| term_start3 = 21 April 2003

| term_end3 = 5 June 2003

|1blankname3 = Chief Minister

|1namedata3 = Tarun Gogoi

| predecessor3 = Srinivas Kumar Sinha

| successor3= Ajai Singh

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| occupation =Civil Servant
Administrator

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| date = 10 March |

| year = 2020 |

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Arvind Dave (born 1 May 1940) is the former Governor of four states in India. He was the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh during 1999–2003;,{{cite web|url=http://arunachalgovernor.gov.in/html/pastgovernors.htm|title=List of Former Governors|work=Government of Arunachal Pradesh|accessdate=19 February 2010}} Governor of Manipur, during 2003–2004{{Cite web|url=https://rajbhavanmanipur.nic.in/pastgovernors.html|title=Past Governors|publisher=Raj Bhavan Manipur official website}} and acting governor of Meghalaya and Assam briefly during 2002 and 2003 respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/second-innings-retired-ips-men-outshine-ias/575839/0|title=Second innings: Retired IPS men outshine IAS|last=Rao |first= Raghvendra |date=5 February 2010|work=Indian Express|accessdate=19 February 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1826/18260430.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030111184435/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1826/18260430.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 January 2003|title= Once more in Meghalaya|last=CHAUDHURI |first=KALYAN |date=4 January 2002|work=Frontline|publisher=The Hindu Group|accessdate=19 February 2010}} He hails from Udaipur in Rajasthan.{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?209300|title=Udaipur Diary|last= Singh |first=Rahul |date=1 May 2000|work=Outlook|accessdate=19 February 2010}}

He was the Director of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) - India's external intelligence agency - from 1997 to 1999. He was chief of the agency during the Kargil War and Operation Shakti, India's nuclear program. As the Director of RAW, he also chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee during that period.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jan/21spec.htm|title=Who will succeed RAW chief Vikram Sood?|date=21 January 2003|work=Rediff|accessdate=19 February 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?209196|title=Given A Raw Deal?|last=Bhushan |first=Ranjit |date=10 April 2010|work=Outlook|accessdate=19 February 2010}}