Mannem Nageswara Rao is a former-interim Director officer Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from 24 October 2018 till 4 February 2019. He joined CBI in 2016 and is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1986 batch and Odisha cadre. He served as Joint Director before being appointed as the Interim Director of CBI for 103 days.[1]

Mannem Nageswara Rao
Former-Director (Interim) of CBI
In office
24 October 2018 – 4 February 2019
Preceded byAlok Verma
Succeeded byRishi Kumar Shukla
In office
24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) – 8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)
Preceded byAlok Verma
Succeeded byAlok Verma
Police career
CountryIndia
Batch1986

Rao is from Mangapet village of Warangal district in Telangana State. He is a chemistry post graduate from Osmania University, did his research in Madras IIT, before joining the IPS in 1986. His maternal uncle is Dhulipala Sambasiva Rao of Guntur. He is married to Guntur's Chinna Vishnu Narayana's daughter. [2]

Rao is also noted for his activities related to Hindu cultural assertion.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "M Nageswar Rao Takes Interim Charge As CBI Faces Its Worst Crisis", NDTV, 24 October 2018
  2. ^ a b Venugopal, Vasudha (26 October 2018). "CBI: M Nageswara Rao: New CBI boss a champion of 'Hindu causes'". The Economic Times.