G. Mohan Kumar
G. Mohan Kumar | |
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Steel Secretary of India | |
| In office 3 September 2013 – 29 August 2014 | |
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| Born | Gopinathan Nair Mohan Kumar 27 May 1955 IAS officer |
G. Mohan Kumar (
Biography
Son of M. Gopinathan Nair, retired professor of NSS College Trivandrum, and Saradamma, Mohan Kumar studied at Government Model School Trivandrum during the 1960s, did his pre-degree at Arts College Trivandrum and BSc in Chemistry at University College Trivandrum. He was selected in the civil services while doing his MSc. Initially, he was selected in the IPS and in his next attempt, he was selected in the IAS cadre in 1979 and was allotted Odisha cadre.[2]
Kumar is married to Geetha, a gynecologist in Sree Uthradam Thirunal Hospital, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram. The couple have two daughters. He is the elder brother of noted film actor and producer G. Suresh Kumar, brother-in-law of erstwhile actress Menaka Suresh Kumar and paternal uncle of the popular film actress Keerthy Suresh.
Education
G. Mohan Kumar is a graduate (BSc) and a postgraduate (MSc) in Chemistry from University College.[3][4][5] Kumar also has an MBA degree from the United Kingdom.[3][4][5]
Career
During the course of his career, Kumar served in various key positions for both the
Steel Secretary
Kumar was appointed as the
Defence Production Secretary
Kumar was appointed as the
Defence Secretary
Kumar was appointed as the Union Defence Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in May 2015,[6][7][8][9] he assumed the office of Defence Secretary on 25 May 2015,[3][4][10][11] and demitted it and simultaneously superannuated from service on 24 May 2017.[3]
References
- ^ "IAS Cadre List". General Administration Department, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Family elated at Mohan Kumar's new assignment". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "G. Mohan Kumar - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Press Information Bureau of India. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Family elated at Mohan Kumar's new assignment". Deccan Chronicle. Thiruvananthapuram. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Pandit, Rajat (22 May 2015). "Mohan Kumar appointed new defence secretary". The Times of India. New Delhi. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Mohan Kumar to be next Defence Secretary". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Mohan Kumar is new Defence Secretary". The Hindu. New Delhi. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "G Mohan Kumar takes over as defence secretary after RK Mathur ends two years stint". Firstpost. New Delhi. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "G Mohan Kumar takes charge as the new Defence Secretary". The Economic Times. New Delhi. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "G. Mohan Kumar takes over as new defence secretary". Business Standard. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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