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{{Short description|Member of Economic Advisory Council of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sanjay Kumar Mishra
|honorific_suffix = [[Indian Revenue Service|IRS]] (Retd.)
| caption =
| occupation = [[Bureaucrat]]
| image = Shri Sanjay Kumar Mishra IRS.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1960|05|30}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[India]]
| office1 = [[Director (business)|Director of]] [[Enforcement Directorate]]
| predecessor1 = Karnal Singh
|successor1 = [[Rahul Navin]]
|appointer1 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| term_start1 = 19 November 2018
|term_end1 = 15 September 2023
| office = [[Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister#Organisation|Full Time Member of]] [[Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister]]
| term_start = 1 April 2025
|appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| office2 = [[Chief Commissioner of Income Tax|Chief Commissioner of Income Tax of Delhi]]
|appointer2 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| term_start2 =
| term_end2 =
| alma_mater = ([[Master of Science|MS]]) [[University of Lucknow]]
}}
'''Sanjay Kumar Mishra''' (born on 30 May 1960) is a [[retired]] [[Indian Revenue Service|Indian Revenue Service officer]] of 1984 batch who is currently serving as the [[Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister#Organisation|Full Time Member]] of [[Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister]] since April 2025. He previously served as [[Director (business)|Director of]] [[Enforcement Directorate]] from 2018 to 2023 where his tenure saw multiple controversial investigations and extradition requests on many popular Indian economic fugitives.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web |date= 11 July 2023|title= Who is Sanjay Kumar Mishra, ED chief whose third extension is now struck down by SC|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/who-is-sanjay-kumar-mishra-the-enforcement-directorate-chief-who-got-a-third-extension-15201981.htm|access-date= 21 November 2025|website= [[CNBC-TV18]]|language=en}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|date = 1 April 2025|url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Mar/26/bugbear-for-opposition-leaders-ex-ed-chief-sanjay-mishra-now-dons-new-hat-as-economic-advisor|access-date = 19 November 2025|website = The New Indian Express|title = Bugbear for opposition leaders, ex-ED chief Sanjay Mishra now dons new hat as economic advisor }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|website = [[Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister]]|url = https://eacpm.gov.in/team/sanjay-kumar-mishra/#:~:text=Sanjay%20Kumar%20Mishra%20is%20currently,Secretary%20to%20Government%20of%20India.|title = Sanjay Kumar Mishra}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Sanjay Kumar Mishra was born on 30 May 1960 in [[Lucknow]] in a middle class family. He completed his [[Master of Science]] degree in [[Biochemistry]] from [[University of Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite web|date = 12 July 2023|url =https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/enforcement-directorate-chief-sanjay-kumar-mishra-the-man-who-investigated-many-vips-4201105|title = SK mishra who investigated many VIPs|access-date = 19 November 2025|website = [[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date= 29 November 2022|title= SK Mishra the long hand of ED |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sanjay-kumar-mishra-journey-long-hand-of-the-enforcement-directorate-8291728/ |access-date= 19 November 2025|website= [[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Civil Service career==
Before joining [[Indian Revenue Service]], Mishra after graduating with a biochemistry degree from the [[University of Lucknow]], worked as an [[immunology]] researcher at the [[Central Drug Research Institute]] in Lucknow and published more than 10 research papers in International and National Science Journals.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>

Mishra passed the [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]] [[Civil Services Examination]] on his first attempt and went on to join the [[Indian Revenue Service]] of [[Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)|Income Tax]] cadre in 1984.<ref name="auto"/>

His initial appointment came as an Assistant Director of the Income Tax department in [[Gorakhpur]]. Within 4 years in this post his first stint with [[Enforcement Directorate]] came when he got the charge of its [[Agra]] and [[Jaipur]] operation handling cases under [[Foreign Exchange Regulation Act]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= 14 June 2025 |title= Meet Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the Bureaucrat Who Reshaped the ED |url=https://indianmasterminds.com/feature-stories-on-bureaucrats-changemakers/meet-sanjay-kumar-mishra-the-bureaucrat-who-reshaped-the-ed-11-years-of-government-122621/ |access-date= 20 November 2025|website= India Masterminds |language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

In 1994, he was posted back to his [[Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)|Income Tax]] cadre under which he served in [[Ahemdabad]] for 9 years. He then worked in [[ Kolhapur]] Maharashtra before being transferred back to Delhi in 2006. He then served as [[Joint Secretary to the Government of India|Joint Secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]] which was then followed by a stint in the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]].<ref name="auto"/>

In October 2018, he was given an additional incharge as [[Director (business)|Director]] of [[Enforcement Directorate]] for three months which was then converted into full appointment of 2 years based on the notification issued by [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] headed by the Prime Minister of India.<ref>{{Cite web |date= 18 November 2018|title= IRS officer SK Mishra appointed full-time director of ED|url=https://theprint.in/india/governance/irs-officer-sk-mishra-appointed-full-time-director-of-ed/151165/ |access-date= 20 November 2025|website=[[The Print]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Controversy==
Mishra's tenure as [[Director (business)|director]] of [[Enforcement Directorate|ED]] involved multiple extensions beyond the normal 2 year term appointment with first being granted in 2020 when the Central Government retrospectively modified the norm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 November 2022|title= Govt extends tenure of ED director Sanjay Mishra for one more year|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/govt-extends-tenure-of-ed-director-sanjay-mishra-for-one-more-year-101668711043498.html |access-date=20 November 2025|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref> Subsequently he was granted more extensions in 2021 with [[Supreme Court of India]] uphelding his extension of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2021|title= Supreme Court upholds extension of tenure of ED director SK Mishra|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-upholds-extension-of-tenure-of-ed-director-sk-mishra-7496040/ |access-date= 20 November 2025|website= [[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= 17 November 2021|title= ED Director Sanjay Mishra gets one year extension|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=894813 |access-date=20 November 2025|website= Daiji World |language=en}}</ref>

On November 18, 2022 the Modi government again extended the tenure of SK Mishra until November 2023. But in July 2023 the [[Supreme Court of India]] declared his third extension as illegal and ordered he would serve until 31 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date= 11 July 2023|title= Supreme Court says extension granted to ED director Sanjay Mishra is illegal sets July 31 as deadline for ji term|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-says-extension-granted-to-ed-director-sanjay-mishra-illegal-sets-july-31-deadline-for-his-term/articleshow/101664429.cms |access-date= 20 November 2025|website= [[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

However, at the request of the Central Government the Court finally extended his tenure until September 15, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date= 27 July 2023 |title= Supreme Court Extends Tenure of Incumbent ED Director Sanjay Mishra till September|url=https://www.scobserver.in/reports/supreme-court-extends-tenure-of-incumbent-ed-director-sanjay-mishra-till-september/ |access-date=20 November 2025|website= Supreme Court Observer|language=en}}</ref>
==As the director of ED==
Mishra's 5 year tenure was considered one of the longest and controversial. Under his tenure the agency allegedly targeted political opponents of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]. Notable examples were the raid against Former Finance Minister of India [[P Chidambaram]] and his son, Jharkhand Chief Minister [[Hemant Soren]], Karnataka Congress chief [[DK Shivakumar]], former Maharashtra minister [[Anil Deshmukh]] and [[Aam Admi Party]] leaders like [[Manish Sisodia]] and [[Satyendra Jain]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |date= 30 July 2023|title= SK Mishra-Thr indispensable director |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sk-mishra-the-indispensable-director/article67136710.ece |access-date= 20 November 2025|website= [[The Hindu]]|language=en}}</ref>

Under five year tenure the agency took around 4000 cases and conducted 3000 searches. He also hired outside experts and professionals for the implementation of [[Prevention of Money Laundering Act]].<ref name="auto2"/>

Under Mishra's tenure [[Enforcement Directorate]] got the approval from the government to initiate extradition actions against economic fugitives like [[Nirav Modi]], [[Vijay Mallya]] and arms dealer [[Sanjay Bhandari]].<ref name="auto3"/>

==Member of Economic Advisory Council==
In March 2025, the Modi Government appointed Sanjay Mishra as the full time member of the [[Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= 26 March 2025 |title=Ex-ED Boss Sanjay Mishra Makes A Comeback In PM's Advisory Council |url= https://thesecretariat.in/article/ex-ed-boss-sanjay-mishra-makes-a-comeback-in-pm-s-advisory-council|access-date= 20 November 2025|website= The Secretariat|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

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RaushanYoganta at 11:36, 3 December 2025