Dhanendra Kumar dies, first chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI)

Exam-focused facts from the 1 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Dhanendra Kumar served as the first chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
He was a 1968-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Haryana cadre.
He represented India as an Executive Director at the World Bank.
He held the positions of Chairman and Managing Director of the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) and Principal Secretary to the Haryana chief minister.
He passed away at the age of 80 in Hauz Khas, Delhi.