Subhamaykarjee: added new bio

2026-04-23T07:18:23Z

added new bio

New page

{{Short description|Indian public official (born 1955)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = G. Mohan Kumar
| office = 37th [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] of India
| image = G. Mohan Kumar (2015).jpg
| caption = Kumar in 2015
| predecessor = [[Radha Krishna Mathur]]
| successor = [[Sanjay Mitra (civil servant)|Sanjay Mitra]]
| term_end = 24 May 2017
| term_start = 25 May 2015
| office2 = [[Secretary to Government of India|Steel Secretary]] of India
| predecessor2 =
| office1 = 37th [[Secretary to Government of India|Defence Production Secretary]] of India
| predecessor1 = G. C. Pati
| successor1 = Ashok Kumar Gupta
| term_end1 = 25 May 2015
| term_start1 = 1 September 2014
| term_end2 = 29 August 2014
| term_start2 = 3 September 2013
| successor2 =
| birth_name = Gopinathan Nair Mohan Kumar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1955|05|27}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gaodisha.gov.in/encroachment/cadre/USER_IAS_cader_view.php|title=IAS Cadre List|website=General Administration Department, [[Government of Odisha]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606011905/http://gaodisha.gov.in/encroachment/cadre/USER_IAS_cader_view.php|archive-date=6 June 2017|url-status=live|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>
| alma_mater = [[University College Thiruvananthapuram]]
| occupation = Retired [[IAS officer]]
| spouse = Geetha
| children = 2
| parents = M. Gopinathan Nair <br> Sarada
| relations = [[G. Suresh Kumar]] (brother), [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] (sister-in-law), [[Keerthy Suresh]] (niece)
}}

'''G. Mohan Kumar''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Ji Mohan Kumār''; born 27 May 1955) is a retired 1979 batch [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] of [[Odisha]] cadre. He was the [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] of India from 2015 to 2017. He also served as the [[Secretary to Government of India|Defence Production Secretary]] as well as the [[Secretary to Government of India|Steel Secretary]] of the country.

==Biography==
Kumar was born on 27 May 1955, to 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150523/nation-current-affairs/article/family-elated-mohan-kumar’s-new-assignment|title=Family elated at Mohan Kumar's new assignment|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref>

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 [[Undergraduate education|graduate]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]]) and a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]]) in [[Chemistry]] from [[University College Thiruvananthapuram|University College]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14160&PageId=|title=G. Mohan Kumar - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=121977|title=G Mohan Kumar takes over as the new Defence Secretary|date=25 May 2018|website=[[Press Information Bureau of India]]|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150523/nation-current-affairs/article/family-elated-mohan-kumar%E2%80%99s-new-assignment|title=Family elated at Mohan Kumar's new assignment|date=23 May 2015|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|publication-place=[[Thiruvananthapuram]]|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> Kumar also has an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA degree]] from the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

==Career==
During the course of his career, Kumar served in various key positions for both the [[Government of India|Union Government]] and the [[Government of Odisha]], such as [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Fisheries and Animal Resources Development), Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chairman and Managing Director of [[Odisha State Road Transport Corporation]] (OSRTC), Inspector General of Registrations, Managing Director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC), Secretary to the [[List of governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]], 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 [[Government of Odisha|Odisha Government]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and as the [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]], [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Defence Production Secretary]], [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Steel Secretary]], Special Secretary in the [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation|Ministry of Water Resources]] and as the Chairman of the [[Marine Products Export Development Authority]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

===Steel Secretary===
Kumar was appointed the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Steel Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC), he assumed office on 3 September 2013,<ref name=":0" /> and demitted it on 29 August 2014.<ref name=":0" />

===Defence Production Secretary===
Kumar was appointed the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Defence Production Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC), he assumed office on 1 September 2014,<ref name=":0" /> and demitted on 25 May 2015,<ref name=":0" /> when he was appointed the [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]].
[[File:G. M. Kumar, IAS, Manohar Parrikar and Subhash Ramrao Bhamre receiving Narendra Modi.jpg|left|thumb|269x269px|G. Mohan Kumar, [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] [[Manohar Parrikar]] and [[Minister of State]] for [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Defence]] Dr. [[Subhash Bhamre]] receiving [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]].]]
[[File:Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar visiting INS Jalashwa.JPG|thumb|310x310px|G. Mohan Kumar (second-from-right), as [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]], being briefed by the officers of [[Indian Navy]], on his visit to [[INS Jalashwa (L41)|INS Jalashwa]].]]
[[File:U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets Indian Secretary of Defense Production G. Mohan Kumar as he arrives at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., for a meeting, Sept 140922-F-DT527-017.jpg|left|thumb|284x284px|G. Mohan Kumar with the then [[United States Secretary of Defense]] [[Chuck Hagel]] in September 2014.]]

===Defence Secretary===
Kumar was appointed the [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) in May 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mohan-Kumar-appointed-new-defence-secretary/articleshow/47386486.cms|title=Mohan Kumar appointed new defence secretary|last=Pandit|first=Rajat|date=22 May 2015|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/mohan-kumar-to-be-next-defence-secretary/|title=Mohan Kumar to be next Defence Secretary|date=23 May 2015|website=[[The Indian Express]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mohan-kumar-is-new-defence-secretary/article7236587.ece|title=Mohan Kumar is new Defence Secretary|date=23 May 2015|website=[[The Hindu]]|location=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/g-mohan-kumar-takes-over-as-defence-secretary-after-rk-mathur-ends-two-years-stint-2258744.html|title=G Mohan Kumar takes over as defence secretary after RK Mathur ends two years stint|date=22 May 2015|website=[[Firstpost]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> he assumed the office of Defence Secretary on 25 May 2015,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/g-mohan-kumar-takes-charge-as-the-new-defence-secretary/articleshow/47419400.cms|title=G Mohan Kumar takes charge as the new Defence Secretary|date=25 May 2015|website=[[The Economic Times]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/g-mohan-kumar-takes-over-as-new-defence-secretary-115052500637_1.html|title=G. Mohan Kumar takes over as new defence secretary|date=25 May 2015|website=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> and demitted it and simultaneously superannuated from service on 24 May 2017.<ref name=":0" />
{{Clear}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14160&PageId= Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India]

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, G. Mohan}}
[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:Defence secretaries of India]]
[[Category:People from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:People from Thiruvananthapuram district]]
[[Category:District magistrate]]

G. Mohan Kumar - Revision history

Subhamaykarjee: added new bio