Sanjeev Khirwar Age, Wife, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Civil Servant
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
IAS
Batch	1994
Cadre	A G M U T
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 November 1971 (Monday)
Age (as of 2025)	54 Years
Birthplace	Delhi, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India
College/University	IIT, Delhi
Educational Qualification(s)	• M.A. (Economics) • B.Tech. (Computer Science)
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Rinku Dhugga (IAS Officer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanjeev Khirwar

• Sanjeev Khirwar served as S.D.M (Junior Scale), Joint Chief Electoral Officer (Junior Scale), and Administration Officer (Junior Scale) in Chandigarh, handling Land Revenue Management and District Administration, Law and Justice and Elections, and Personnel and General Administration departments from 1 January 1997 to 1 August 1998.

• From 1 August 1998 to 1 September 1998, he was a Junior Scale officer in Goa.

• On 1 September 1998, Sanjeev Khirwar was appointed as Commissioner (Under Secretary) in Goa, where he managed the Finance and Excise department. He served in the position till 1 March 1999.

  

  An old picture of Sanjeev Khirwar

• He started working as District Collector (Under Secretary) of Goa on 1 March 1999. He handled the Land Revenue Management and District Administration department till 1 December 2002.

• From 2003 to 2004, he did junior-level training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

• From 1 December 2002 to 1 July 2003, Sanjeev Khirwar served as Deputy Commissioner (Under Secretary) of West Delhi, where he handled Land Revenue Management and the District Administration department.

• On 1 July 2003, he was appointed as Additional Secretary (Deputy Secretary) in the Agriculture Marketing Board, where he handled Planning and Program Implementation and Planning till 16 August 2004.

• He served as Additional Commissioner (Deputy Secretary) in the Finance and Sales Tax department from 16 August 2004 to 30 October 2004.

  

  Sanjeev Khirwar posing at his office

• On 22 June 2006, Sanjeev Khirwar started working as Commissioner (Deputy Secretary) in the Revenue Department, where he handled Finance and Excise till 3 July 2006.

• From 3 July 2006 to 19 July 2007, he served as Commissioner (Deputy Secretary) in the Excise and Taxation Department of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD), where he managed Finance and Excise.

• On 19 July 2007, he was appointed as Secretary and Director of the Shipping Department in Arunachal Pradesh, where he handled Transport till 31 August 2009.

• He served as Secretary and Director (Excise Department) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where he managed Finance and Excise, from 19 July 2007 to 20 August 2009.

• On 31 August 2009, Sanjeev Khirwar was appointed as Private Secretary (Director) in the Women and Child Development Centre in the Ministers’ Office. He served in the position till 22 July 2014.

• He attended the mid-career programme for IAS officers (Phase IV) from 30 April 2012 to 22 June 2012.

• From 22 July 2014 to 7 June 2018, he served as Commissioner and Director in the Trade Tax department, where he handled Commerce and Trade Fairs.

• On 8 June 2018, he began working as an Additional Secretary in New Delhi and was allotted the Health and Family Welfare department.

  

  Sanjeev Khirwar while inspecting a hospital

• On 29 August 2018, he was appointed as an Additional Secretary in New Delhi, where he managed the Finance and Revenue department.

• Sanjeev Khirwar served as Principal and Additional Secretary in the Department of Health and Family Welfare from 28 November 2018 to 27 February 2020.

• On 27 November 2018, he started working as an Additional Secretary in Urban Development and Municipal Administration, New Delhi.

• On 21 December 2018, he was appointed as Principal and Additional Secretary, New Delhi, in Personnel and General Administration. He served in the position till 10 January 2019.

• On 1 January 2019, he was designated as Principal and Additional Secretary in the Personnel and General Administration department in New Delhi.

• Sanjeev Khirwar served as Principal Secretary in the Environment and Forest Department from 28 February 2020 to 31 March 2021.

• On 9 June 2022, he started working as Principal Secretary to the Government in Ladakh, where he handled the Information Technology department.

• On 9 June 2022, he was appointed as Principal Secretary to the Government in Ladakh and was allotted the Human Resource Development and Education department.

• In May 2022, Sanjeev Khirwar, when he was serving as the Principal Secretary (Revenue) of Delhi, he made headlines for closing the Thyagraj Stadium complex on an evening so that he and his wife could walk their dog. He stopped athletes and coaches from training.
  

  A snip from a viral video that showed Sanjeev Khirwar and his wife walking in the Thyagraj Stadium complex with their dog

• Soon, the BJP unit in Delhi demanded action against Khirwar and wrote to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena that such an officer did not deserve that post.

• After that, he and his wife both transferred were transferred through a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) order. He was transferred to Ladakh, while his wife was transferred to Arunachal Pradesh.

• In January 2026, Sanjeev Khirwar was appointed as the new municipal commissioner of Delhi, three years after he was shifted out of Delhi, following a controversy over vacating the Thyagraj Stadium complex for walking his dog.