India, Sept. 15 -- M Angamuthu, a 2002-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was appointed chairman of the Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) on Saturday. He will take charge later this week, succeeding Sushilkumar Singh, chairman of Deendayal Port Authority, who had been holding additional charge of MbPA since October 2024, following the retirement of former chairperson Rajiv Jalota.

Angamuthu, who was serving as chairman of the Visakhapatnam Port Authority, brings extensive administrative experience to the role. He is a former commissioner and secretary to the Government of Assam and has also served as chairman of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

His...