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{{short description|Indian civil servant}}
{{Infobox person
| name =K. Jayakumar
| image = K Jayakumar.JPG
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|10|6}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore-Cochin]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| known_for =
| notable works =
| occupation = Poet, [[lyricist]], [[Screenwriter|scriptwriter]], bureaucrat
| parents = [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]] (Father) <br/> Sulochana Devi (Mother) <br/> [[ Sreekumar Krishnan Nair]] (Brother)
}}

'''K. Jayakumar''' ({{lang-ml|കെ. ജയകുമാര്‍}}) (born 6 October 1952) is a senior [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer from [[Kerala]] who retired as the Chief Secretary, [[Government of Kerala]]. Jayakumar is also a popular [[Malayali]] poet, [[lyricist]], translator and [[Screenwriter|scriptwriter]]. He is the son of noted [[Malayalam film]] director [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishnan Nair and Smt. Sulochana Devi. |url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/3148|access-date=21 November 2011|date=27 May 2011}}</ref>
He has served as the founding vice-chancellor of the [[Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University|Malayalam University]].<ref name=ie_nov12>{{cite news|title=Jayakumar to take charge as Malayalam University VC|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1322139.ece|access-date=4 November 2012|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=1 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title=കെ. ജയകുമാർ മലയാളസർവകലാശാലയിൽനിന്ന് പടിയിറങ്ങി
|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/thiroor-k-jayakumar-malayala-university-1.2338739
|access-date=17 March 2018
|newspaper=മാതൃഭൂമി ഓൺലൈൻ
|date=26 October 2017
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027033817/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/thiroor-k-jayakumar-malayala-university-1.2338739 |archive-date=27 October 2017
}}</ref>

==Career==
Jayakumar belongs to 1978 batch of IAS. He began his civil service career as an assistant collector in 1980. During his career Jayakumar held important bureaucratic positions at various levels in the Governments of [[Government of Kerala|Kerala]] and [[Government of India|India]], including [[District Collector]], [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]];<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kozhikode.nic.in/kzk/revenue.htm |title=District Collectors of Kozhikode |access-date=9 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923125028/http://kozhikode.nic.in/kzk/revenue.htm |archive-date=23 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Director of Tourism Department, Government of Kerala;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01KL012000 |title=Bio-Data of K. Jayakumar |access-date=9 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716151643/http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01KL012000 |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Director of Public Instructions (DPI), Kerala;,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/statsindex.htm |title=Genesis of General Education-Kerala |access-date=9 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727183148/http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/statsindex.htm |archive-date=27 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Managing Director, Film Development Corporation, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Government of India;<ref>[http://keralastatearchives.org/cad.pdf Kerala State Archives Council]</ref> Agriculture Production Commissioner, Government of Kerala.<ref>Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources, Devaswom and Home and Vigilance, {{cite news
|title = Many factors force farmers to leave land fallow in State
|url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/02/stories/2008100252910300.htm
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121107082044/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/02/stories/2008100252910300.htm
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 7 November 2012
|date = 2 October 2008
|work = [[The Hindu]]
|access-date = 9 May 2009
}}</ref> He served as the Chief Secretary, [[Government of Kerala]] during the period April 2012 to October 2012.<ref name =hindu>{{cite web | url =http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/article3254792.ecel | title =K. Jayakumar new Chief Secretary |date= 28 March 2012 | access-date = 1 April 2012 | work = The Hindu| language =}}</ref><ref name=hindu_nov12>{{cite news|title=Kerala celebrates formation day|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/kerala-celebrates-formation-day/article4055251.ece|access-date=4 November 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=1 November 2012}}</ref> In 2008, Jayakumar was honored by presenting the first K.P.S. Menon Memorial Award in recognition to his distinguished service as a bureaucrat.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Award for Jayakumar
|url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/05/stories/2008120553330300.htm
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081209021335/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/05/stories/2008120553330300.htm
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 9 December 2008
|date = 5 December 2008
|work = [[The Hindu]]
|access-date = 2009-05-15
}}</ref>
On retirement as the Chief Secretary, Jayakumar was appointed as the first Vice-Chancellor of the [[Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University]].<ref name=ie_nov12 />

===Literary career===

Jayakumar is also a poet, lyricist, screenwriter and painter. He has written lyrics for nearly 100 [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam films]] and large number of songs for albums, Television and radio. He has also written and directed a children's film. He has held 17 solo exhibitions in India and abroad. He has authored twenty five books in Malayalam, and four works in English . His translations of Tagore, Kahlil Gibran and Rumi are well acclaimed.

==Personal life==
Jayakumar is the eldest son of the late eminent film director [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]] and K. Sulochana Devi. He has two younger brothers, K. Harikumar and K. Sreekumar (K. Sreekuttan), the latter being a popular film director himself. He is married to Meera, and has two children - a son named Anand and a daughter named Aswathi.

==Selected poems==
*''Santhapavriksham''
*''Rathriyude Sadhyathakal''
*''Ardhavrithangal''
*''Solamante Pranayageethangal''
*''Rumiyude Pranayakavithakal'' (translation)
*''Geetanjali''(translation)

==Other books==

*''Aadityahridayam''
*''Aparathayod anuragapoorvam''
*''Vayalar-Ganarachanyile Gandharvam''

==See also==
* [[Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|K. Jayakumar}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110726053229/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=1699406 An image] of K. Jayakumar

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[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]

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