Mannem Nageswara Rao

Mannem Nageswara Rao is a former-interim Director officer Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from 24 October 2018 till 4 February 2019. He joined CBI in 2016 and is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1986 batch and Odisha cadre. He served as Joint Director before being appointed as the Interim Director of CBI for 103 days.

Rao is from Mangapet village of Warangal district in Telangana State. He is a chemistry post graduate from Osmania University, did his research in Madras IIT, before joining the IPS in 1986. His maternal uncle is Dhulipala Sambasiva Rao of Guntur. He is married to Guntur's Chinna Vishnu Narayana's daughter.

Rao is also noted for his activities related to Hindu cultural assertion.