Arun Prasad Mukherjee is an Indian former administrator and

governor of Mizoram This is a list of governors of Mizoram, an Indian state part of Northeast India. There are 54 governors with additional charge. Powers and functions The governor enjoys many different types of powers: *Executive powers related to administr ...

. An officer of

Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service (IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became Partition of India, independent from the British Empire. Along with the Indian Admini ...

, Mukherjee, became the director of

Central Bureau of Investigation The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the domestic crime investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and gover ...

(CBI) and director general of

West Bengal Police The West Bengal Police () is the primary law enforcement agency for the Indian state of West Bengal, excluding the metropolitan area of Kolkata, which has its own separate police force. It is responsible for maintaining public order, preventing ...

. After retirement he became the advisor to Union Home Minister

Indrajit Gupta Indrajit Gupta (18 March 1919 – 20 February 2001) was an Indian politician who belonged to the Communist Party of India (CPI). From 1996 to 1998, he served as Union Home Minister in the United Front governments of prime ministers H. D. Deve ...

in 1997. Mukherjee was appointed governor of Mizoram on 29 January 1998 and served until 1 May 1998. Mukherjee is also an author known for his academic pursuit. In 2017 he was awarded

Banga Bibhushan Banga Bibhushan Samman () is a title instituted by the West Bengal government to honour the services of personalities in various fields. The Banga Ratna Samman and the Banga Bhushan Samman ("Bengal ornament" বঙ্গ ভূষণ) awards are a ...

by the

government of West Bengal The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the Administrative division, principal administrative authority of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal, created by the Constitution ...

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