Preeti Sudan

Preeti Sudan
Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission
In office
1 August 2024  29 April 2025
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byManoj Soni
Succeeded byAjay Kumar
Health Secretary of India
In office
12 October 2017  31 July 2020
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
MinisterJ. P. Nadda
Harsh Vardhan
Preceded byC. K. Mishra
Succeeded byRajesh Bhushan
Personal details
Born (1960-04-30) 30 April 1960
Haryana
OccupationCivil servant

Preeti Sudan (born 30 April 1960) is a retired IAS officer and former Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Sudan joined the UPSC as a member in November 2022. Previously, she held the office of the Health Secretary of India from October 2017 to July 2020. Sudan has also served as a member of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR), an independent group overseeing the World Health Organization (WHO) from 2020 till 2022.

Sudan earned a degree in Economics and Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has been trained in public finance management in Washington.