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| name = Giridhar Aramane<br />
| image = Giridhar Aramane.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| office = 39th [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary of India]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Ajay Kumar (civil servant)|Ajay Kumar]]<br />
| successor = [[Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant) |Rajesh Kumar Singh]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Govt appoints Rajesh Kumar Singh as Defence Secretary |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/govt-appoints-rajesh-kumar-singh-as-defence-secretary-441840-2024-08-16 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
| appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]<br />
| term_start = 31 October 2022<br />
| term_end = 31 October 2024<br />
| office2 = Secretary of [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Ministry of Road Transport and Highway]]<br />
| predecessor2 = Sanjeev Ranjan<br />
| successor2 = Alka Upadhyaya<br />
| term_start2 = 1 May 2020<br />
| term_end2 = 31 October 2022<br />
| appointer2 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|12|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kurnool]],[[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| alma_mater = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad|JNTU, Hyderabad]]<br>[[IIT Madras|IITM]]<br>[[Kakatiya University]]<br />
| spouse = Gayatri Aramane<br />
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]<br />
| profession = [[Civil service|Civil servant]]<br />
| native_name = <br />
| awards = <br />
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'''Giridhar Aramane''' (born 12 June 1963) is a retired 1988 [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer from [[Andhra Pradesh]] cadre, who served as the 39th [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary of India]] a position he has held from 31 October 2022 until 31 October 2024.<ref name="Information">{{cite web|url=https://cgda.nic.in/ICDFE/pic103.html#:~:text=Shri%20Giridhar%20Aramane%2C%20a%201988,well%20as%20Andhra%20Pradesh%20government.|title=Shri Giridhar Aramane's profile|publisher=cgda.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiitb.ac.in/governing-body/shri-giridhar-aramane|title=SHRI GIRIDHAR ARAMANE, IAS|publisher=iiitb.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mod.gov.in/dod/whos-who|title=Ministry of Defence,Who's Who, Department Of Defence|publisher=mod.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education ==<br />
Aramane was born in 1963 in [[Kurnool]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name="Information"/><br />
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He completed his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad]], and his M.Tech. from [[IIT Madras]]. He also holds an M.A. (Economics) from [[Kakatiya University]], Warangal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/giridhar-aramane-new-defence-secretary-andhra-cadre-ias-defence-ministry-2291993-2022-11-01|title=Andhra cadre IAS Giridhar Aramane takes charge as new defence secretary|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref><br />
==Career==<br />
Aramane has held many government posts in his career. He previously served as Secretary in [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] and Aramane has served as 39th [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary of India]] from 1 November 2022 until 31 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/andhra-cadre-ias-giridhar-aramane-takes-charge-as-new-defence-secretary-122110100863_1.html|title=Andhra cadre IAS Giridhar Aramane takes charge as new defence secretary|publisher=business-standard.com}}</ref><br />
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In Andhra Pradesh Government, he held the role of Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat and he looks at the Exploration Division in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and was Executive Director in-charge of inspections in Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/giridhar-aramane-takes-charge-as-defence-secretary/article66082207.ece|title=Giridhar Aramane takes charge as Defence Secretary|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
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