G. Mohan Kumar ( IAST: ''Ji Mohan Kumār''; born 27 May 1955) is a retired 1979 batch

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Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc ...

cadre. He was the

Defence Secretary A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

of India from 2015 to 2017. He also served as the

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as well as the Steel Secretary of the country.

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. Kumar is married to Geetha, a gynecologist in Sree Uthradam Thirunal Hospital,

Pattom Pattom is a dense commercial region of Thiruvananthapuram city in Kerala, India. It is located approximately 4 kilometres north of centre of Thampanoor. Pattom is largely a residential area, also housing few important administration offices of Ke ...

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

. The couple have two daughters. He is the elder brother of noted film actor and producer

G. Suresh Kumar G. Suresh Kumar is an Indian film producer and actor known for Poochakkoru Mookuthi and Araam Thamburan. He produces films under the banner Revathy Kalamandhir an Indian film production company based in Thiruvananthapuram which is founded in ...

, brother-in-law of erstwhile actress Menaka Suresh Kumar and paternal uncle of the popular film actress

Keerthy Suresh Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to a few Malayalam films. She was recognised as Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021.She won the National Film Award for Best Act ...

Education

G. Mohan Kumar is a

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(

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) and a

postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and str ...

( MSc) in Chemistry from

University College In a number of countries, a university college is a college institution that provides tertiary education but does not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university. The precise usage varies ...

. Kumar also has an

MBA degree A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...

from the

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Career

During the course of his career, Kumar served in various key positions for both the

Union Government The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

and the

Government of Odisha The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, a ...

, such as

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(Fisheries and Animal Resources Development), Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chairman and Managing Director of

Odisha State Road Transport Corporation Odisha State Road Transport Corporation or OSRTC is the state owned road transport corporation in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. It is acknowledged for its distinguished service for safe and lowest cost of operation with a fleet of 462 buse ...

(OSRTC), Inspector General of Registrations, Managing Director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC), Secretary to the

Governor of Odisha The governor of Odisha is the head of state and representative of the president of India in the Indian state of Odisha. The governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the President of India at centr ...

, Chief Executive of Odisha Renewable Energy Development Authority, Managing Director of Odisha State Seeds Corporation (OSSC), and as the District Magistrate and Collector of Sambalpur district in the Odisha Government, and as the Union Defence Secretary, Union Defence Production Secretary, Union Steel Secretary, Special Secretary in the

Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of water resources may refer to: * Ministry of Water Resources (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Water Resources (India) * Ministry of Water Resources (Iraq) * Minister of Water Resources (Nigeria) * Ministry of Water Resources (Pakistan) * Minis ...

and as the Chairman of the

Marine Products Export Development Authority The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is a Government of India company headquartered at Kochi. It was constituted on 24 August 1972, under the ''Marine Products Export Development Authority Act 1972 (No.13 of 1972)''. The role ...

in the

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Steel Secretary

Kumar was appointed as the Union Steel Secretary by the

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(ACC), he assumed office on 3 September 2013, and demitted it on 29 August 2014.

Defence Production Secretary

Kumar was appointed as the Union Defence Production Secretary by the

(ACC), he assumed office on 1 September 2014, and demitted on 25 May 2015, when he was appointed as the Union Defence Secretary.

Defence Secretary

Kumar was appointed as the Union Defence Secretary by the

(ACC) in May 2015, he assumed the office of Defence Secretary on 25 May 2015, and demitted it and simultaneously superannuated from service on 24 May 2017.

References

External links

Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, G. Mohan 1955 births Living people Indian Administrative Service officers Defence Secretaries of India People from Thiruvananthapuram People from Thiruvananthapuram district District magistrate