Krishan Kant Paul (born 6 February 1948) is a former

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officer, who served as the Commissioner of Police, Delhi from February 2004 to July 2007. Following his retirement from the IPS, he served as the Governor of several states—

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...

(2013–15),

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...

(2014-15) and

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

(2015–18). He had also held the governorships of

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

and

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

briefly, as additional charges.

Early life and background

Paul was born on 6 February 1948. He did his post-graduation (

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) in Chemistry from

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. This was followed by his

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thesis in fluorine chemistry, which was highly commended and resulted in 15 research publications of a technical nature, in international scientific journals of repute.

Career

As an IPS officer

Paul has experience working in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). He was the longest serving Police Commissioner of Delhi from February 2004 to July 2007.

As a member of UPSC

After retiring from police service, Paul became a member of the

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, New Delhi on 26 July 2007. He served there until July 2013.

As the Governor of states

On 2 July 2013, Paul was appointed the new Governor of Meghalaya. He joined on 8 July 2013. On 2 July 2014, he was sworn in as Governor of Nagaland. He was given the additional charge as the Governor of Nagaland. On 16 September 2014, Paul was sworn in as the Governor of Mizoram. Mizoram was assigned to him as additional charge. On 17 September 2014, he was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur. Manipur was assigned to him as an additional charge. Paul was sworn in as the 6th Governor of Uttarakhand on 8 January 2015 replacing

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, who was sent to take charge as the new Governor of Mizoram. This challenged

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's government's attempts to make Governors appointed during the UPA regime resign.

Personal life

Paul is married to Omita Paul, a former Indian Information Service officer, who was posted as secretary to former

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, having worked with him, in different capacities since the 1980s.

References

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