Arun Goel

Arun Goel (born 7 December 1962) is a retired 1985-batch Indian Administrative Service officer belonging to the Punjab cadre. Currently, he serves as Indian Ambassador to Croatia from 1 October 2024 onwards.Before this, on 19 November 2022, he was appointed as Election Commissioner of India and assumed charge on 21 November 2022. His appointment has been challenged in the Indian Supreme Court due to procedural concerns but was given clearance on 3 August 2023.Thereafter, on 9 March 2024 he resigned from the post for personal reasons. Previously, he served as a Secretary of Heavy Industry in India from December 2019 to November 2022 and prior, to it as Culture Secretary of India. Provided by Wikipedia