Sheriff Of Mumbai

The Sheriff presides over various city-related functions and conferences and is in charge of receiving foreign guests of the government. The post gives the incumbent close access to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the Municipal Commissioner of the city. It is often criticised by citizens as a waste of public money. As the post is apolitical, many prominent citizens use it as a platform to showcase their achievements and serve the citizens of the metropolis.

The current Sheriff is Vijaypat Singhania who was appointed as Sheriff on December 19 , 2005 .

FORMER SHERIFFS

Former Sheriffs include:

Adamjee Peerbhoy — (businessman)

Dilip Kumar — 1980 (actor)

Sunil Dutt — 1982 (actor & politician)

Nana Chudasama — 1989 (social activist)

Bakul Patel — 1992 (social worker)

F T Korakiwala — 1993 (businessman)

Sunil Gavaskar — 1995 (cricketer)

Usha Kiron — 1997 (actress)

Chandrakant Bakshi — 1998 (educationist and Gujarati litterateur )

Kiran Shantaraman — 2002 , 2003 (film-maker)

Jagannathrao Hegde — 2004 (medical doctor)

REFERENCES

''Singhania may be our new sheriff''; Parikshit Joshi; '' Mumbai Mirror ''; pg-10; Saturday, December 17 , 2005 .

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Sheriff Of Mumbai