Rajiv Takru, born on 26 September 1955, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1979 Gujarat cadre. He holds a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Police Administration. Throughout his career, he served in various capacities including Secretary at Gujarat from October 2014 to September 2015, Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Director, Managing Director, District Collector, and Deputy Secretary. He also held roles as OSD to Minister and Director General. His last known association was with the National Commission for Minorities.