People, Positions and Obituaries · 27 July 2026
Satya Pal Kumar Appointed Director of Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Exam-focused facts from the 27 July 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Satya Pal Kumar, a 2005-batch Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer of the Income Tax Department cadre, was appointed as the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
- The FIU is a national agency under the Union Ministry of Finance responsible for receiving, processing, analysing and disseminating information on suspect financial transactions.
- The appointment was made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on July 24, 2026.
- In the same reshuffle, Avanish Kumar Mishra (ISS 2000) was appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
- Kuldip Narayan (IAS 2005) was appointed Adviser in NITI Aayog.
- V Lalithalakshmi (IAS 2008) was posted as Professor at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA).