Dr M. Angamuthu assumes charge as Chairperson of Mumbai Port Authority

Dr Madhaiyaan Angamuthu, IAS, assumed charge as Chairperson, Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. A 2002 batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, before joining MbPA, he was Chairperson, Visakhapatnam Port Authority. 

Dr Angamuthu started his career as an Assistant Collector in Jorhat District of Assam. He has ample experience in several key sectors of Public Administration. He has the distinction of engaging in diverse areas of work, from public-centric initiatives to building infrastructure. He was Vice Chairman and CEO, Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, besides holding charge of portfolios like CEO-Guwahati Bio-tech Park, MD-Guwahati Smart City Limited, Project Director-Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Programme (an Asian Development Bank-funded project), Secretary to the Govt. of Assam-Planning and Development Department, and Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation.

As Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, he has headed Departments like Welfare of Tribes and Backward Classes, General Administration, Secretariat Administration, Urban Development, Tourism, Sports and Youth Welfare, and was Divisional Commissioner, North Assam Division, Tezpur, Assam.

He was also Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, an apex organisation of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, created specifically for export promotion of agro and allied products from the country. APEDA’s export basket includes fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, other processed foods, cereals and cereal products, livestock products, floriculture and organic products, as per a release.

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