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{{Short description|Indian bureaucrat and politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Narinder Nath Vohra
| image = File:J&K Governor N.N. Vohra.JPG
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| birth_name = Narinder Nath Vohra
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1936|05|05}}
| birth_place = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = 12th{{nbsp}}[[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| predecessor = [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha|S. K. Sinha]]
| successor = [[Satya Pal Malik]]<ref name="iejkgov">{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/centre-appoints-bihar-governor-satya-pal-malik-as-new-jammu-and-kashmir-governor-1852509.html?ref=hp_top_pos_1|title=Centre Appoints Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik as New Jammu and Kashmir Governor|access-date=21 August 2018}}</ref>
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]<br>[[Omar Abdullah]]<br>[[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]<br>[[Mehbooba Mufti]]
| office1 = 8th{{nbsp}}[[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]]
| predecessor1 = [[T. R. Satishchandran]]
| successor1 = [[Brajesh Mishra]]
| office2 = [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary of India]]
| office3 = 22nd{{nbsp}}[[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary of India]]
| spouse =
| children =
| website =
| predecessor2 =
| predecessor3 = [[T. N. Seshan]]
| successor2 =
| successor3 = K. A. Nambiar
| office4 = 18th{{nbsp}}[[Secretary to the Government of India|Defence Production Secretary of India]]
| term_start1 = {{start date|1997|07|01|df=y}}
| term_start2 = {{start date|1993|04|01|df=y}}
| term_start3 = {{start date|1990|03|01|df=y}}
| term_start4 = {{start date|1989|05|01|df=y}}
| term_end = {{start date|2018|08|23|df=y}}
| term_end1 = {{start date|1998|03|19|df=y}}
| term_end2 = {{start date|1994|05|31|df=y}}
| term_end3 = {{start date|1993|04|01|df=y}}
| term_end4 = {{start date|1990|03|01|df=y}}
| predecessor4 = P. C. Jain
| successor4 = N. Raghunathan
| prime_minister1 = [[I. K. Gujral]]
| occupation = Retired [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2007)
| alma_mater = [[Panjab University]]<br />[[Queen Elizabeth House]], [[University of Oxford]]
| native_name =
| term_start = {{start date|2008|06|25|df=y}}
| appointer1 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| appointer2 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| appointer3 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| appointer4 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
}}

'''Narinder Nath Vohra''' (born 5{{Nbsp}}May{{Nbsp}}1936), popularly referred as '''N. N. Vohra''', is a retired 1959{{Nbsp}}batch [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service officer]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] cadre who was the [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|12th{{Nbsp}}governor]] of the Indian state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was the first civilian governor of Jammu and Kashmir in eighteen{{Nbsp}}years after [[Jagmohan]].

As an IAS officer, Vohra has also served as [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]], [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]] of India, [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] of India and [[Secretary to the Government of India|Defence Production Secretary of India]].

From February{{Nbsp}}2003 until he became the governor of the state, Vohra had been the [[Government of India|Government of India's]] [[Interlocutor (politics)|interlocutor]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was awarded India's second highest [[Indian honours system|civilian honour]], the [[Padma Vibhushan]], for his contributions to the field [[civil service]], in 2007.

== Education ==
Vohra is a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]]) and topper in English from [[Panjab University]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in/His%20Excellency/present1.htm|title=Present Governor - N. N. Vohra|website=[[Raj Bhavan (Jammu)|Raj Bhavan]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]|url-status=dead|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227134143/http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in/His%20Excellency/present1.htm|archive-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> Vohra also was a [[Visiting scholar|visiting fellow]] at [[Oxford Department of International Development|Queen Elizabeth House]], [[University of Oxford]].<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==

=== Before IAS ===
Before being appointed an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]], Vohra served as lecturer in the [[Panjab University]].<ref name=":1" />

=== As an IAS officer ===
Vohra served in key positions for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]], such as Secretary (Home), Commissioner and Secretary (Industries), Finance Commissioner, Commissioner (Urban Development), Secretary (Urban Development), Punjab's labour commissioner, Director (Information) and as Director ([[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati Raj]]) in the [[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]];<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/vohra-just-the-man-for-kashmir/321751/0|title=Vohra: Just the man for Kashmir|last=Sinha|first=Amitabh|date=12 June 2008|website=[[The Indian Express]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=10065&PageId=|title=N N Vohra - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> as [[Home Secretary (India)|Union Home Secretary]], [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]], [[Defence Production Secretary|Union Defence Production Secretary]], [[Additional secretary to the Government of India|additional secretary]] in the [[Department of Defence (India)|Department of Defence]] of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|joint secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] and as an area organiser in the [[Cabinet Secretariat (India)|Cabinet Secretariat]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Vohra also served as a consultant to the [[World Health Organization]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

==== Defence Production Secretary ====
Vohra was appointed [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Defence Production Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC), he assumed the office of [[Secretary to Government of India|Defence Production Secretary]] on 1{{Nbsp}}May{{Nbsp}}1989,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and remitted it on 1{{Nbsp}}March{{Nbsp}}1990.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

==== Defence Secretary ====
Vohra was appointed [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]] by ACC, he assumed the office of [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] on 1{{Nbsp}}March{{Nbsp}}1990,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and demitted it on 1{{Nbsp}}April{{Nbsp}}1993,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> serving for more than three years.

==== Home Secretary ====
N. N. Vohra was appointed [[Home Secretary (India)|Union Home Secretary]] by ACC after the [[1993 Bombay bombings|1993{{Nbsp}}Bombay serial bomb blasts]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/will-be-remembered-for-governance-and-democratic-values/|title=Narinder Nath Vohra- A Man for all seasons will be remembered for governance and democratic values|last=Bhan|first=Ashok|date=August 23, 2018|website=[[Daily Excelsior]]|access-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|last=Munshi|first=Suhas|date=August 22, 2018|title=NN Vohra, a Tough Act to Follow in Kashmir's Political Theatre|work=[[News18]]|publisher=[[Network18 Group|Network 18]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/governor-nn-vohra-a-tough-act-to-follow-in-kashmirs-political-theatre-1852813.html|access-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/n-n-vohra-jks-man-for-all-seasons-all-parties/articleshow/64669620.cms|title=N N Vohra: J&K's man for all seasons, all parties|date=June 20, 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=August 23, 2018|publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=23379369}}</ref> he assumed the office of [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]] on 1{{Nbsp}}April{{Nbsp}}1993,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and demitted it and simultaneously [[Pension|superannuated]] from service on 31{{Nbsp}}May{{Nbsp}}1994.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

=== Post Retirement ===

==== Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ====
N. N. Vohra was appointed [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]], [[I. K. Gujral|Inder Kumar Gujral]], and the administrative head of [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] by ACC in June{{Nbsp}}1997, he assumed the office of [[Principal Secretary (India)|principal secretary]] on 1{{Nbsp}}July{{Nbsp}}1997,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and demitted it on 19{{Nbsp}}March{{Nbsp}}1998.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

==== India’s special representative for carrying out the Jammu and Kashmir dialogue ====
N. N. Vohra was appointed India's [[Interlocutor (politics)|interlocutor]] for carrying out the Jammu and Kashmir dialogue by the Government of India in 2003,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> he remained as India's [[Interlocutor (politics)|interlocutor]] till 2008,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> when he was appointed [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]].

As the [[Interlocutor (politics)|interlocutor]], Vohra had been holding wide-ranging discussions with both the elected representatives in the state and also the separatists in a bid to forge a common ground for the all-round development of the state.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:N. N. Vohra taking salute on 61st Republic Day of India.jpg|thumb|428x428px|
Vohra taking salute from [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]] on 61st [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day of India]]
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==== Governor of Jammu and Kashmir ====
[[File:N. N. Vohra taking salute from Police on 61st Republic Day.jpg|thumb|238x238px|
Vohra taking salute from [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]] 61st [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day of India]]
]]
Vohra was appointed [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]] (J&K) by [[President of India]] in 2008,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/news/vohra-appointed-jk-governor/35310.html|title=VOHRA APPOINTED JK GOVERNOR|date=10 June 2008|website=[[Greater Kashmir]]|publication-place=[[Srinagar]]|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> his first act as the governor of J&K was to rescind the controversial [[Amarnath land transfer controversy|Amarnath shrine land transfer order]].<ref>[http://india.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=136692 Vohra saves J&K Govt, rescinds Amarnath land order]. Retrieved on 9 July 2008.</ref>

Vohra was reappointed the [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|governor of Jammu and Kashmir]] by the president of India in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/vohra-gets-fresh-term-as-jk-governor/article4661321.ece|title=Vohra gets fresh term as J&K Governor|date=28 April 2013|website=[[The Hindu]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/N-N-Vohra-gets-a-fresh-term-as-JK-governor/articleshow/19762972.cms|title=N N Vohra gets a fresh term as J&K governor|date=28 April 2013|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/vohra-re-appointed-as-jammu-and-kashmir-governor-605798.html|title=Vohra re-appointed as Jammu and Kashmir governor|date=28 April 2013|website=[[News 18]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> Vohra retired from the position of governor in August{{Nbsp}}2018 and was replaced by [[Satya Pal Malik]], a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] politician and a former [[Governor (India)|governor]] of the state of [[Bihar]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Devadas|first=David|date=August 23, 2018|title=Outgoing J&K Governor N.N. Vohra Was as Astute as Any Wily Politician|url=https://thewire.in/government/outgoing-jk-governor-n-n-vohra-was-as-astute-as-any-wily-politician|access-date=August 23, 2018|website=[[The Wire (India)]]}}</ref>

Vohra ruled Jammu and Kashmir directly four times ([[Governor's Rule|governor's rule]]) during his tenure as governor,<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/220818/a-decade-of-grace-nn-vohras-term-in-jk.html|title=A decade of grace: NN Vohra's term in J&K|last=Jameel|first=Yusuf|date=August 22, 2018|work=[[The Asian Age]]|access-date=August 23, 2018|publication-place=[[Srinagar]]}}</ref><ref name=":9" /> with his tenure as state governor being widely seen to be a positive one.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":9" />

== Awards and recognition ==
* Vohra was conferred the [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second highest [[Indian honours system|civilian honour]], for his contributions to the field of [[Civil Services of India|civil service]], in 2007.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/padma-vibhushan-for-nariman-khushwant-nare/21800/|title=Padma Vibhushan for Nariman, Khushwant, Naresh Chandra|date=26 January 2007|website=[[The Indian Express]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Padma-Vibhushan-for-Khushwant-Nariman/article14711595.ece|title=Padma Vibhushan for Khushwant, Nariman|date=26 January 2007|website=[[The Hindu]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-padma-vibhushan-for-fali-nariman-khushwant-singh-1076450|title=Padma Vibhushan for Fali Nariman, Khushwant Singh|date=26 January 2007|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref>

== Selected bibliography ==
* {{cite book | last1 = Vohra | first1 = N. N. | last2 = Mathews | first2 = K. | title = Africa, India & South-South cooperation | publisher = Har-Anand Publications | location = New Delhi | year = 1997 | isbn = 9788124105030 }}
* {{cite book|last1=Vohra|first1=N. N.|last2=Dixit|first2=Jyotindra Nath|author-mask=5|author-link2=Jyotindra Nath Dixit|title=Religion, politics, and society in South and Southeast Asia|publisher=Konark Publishers in association with India International Centre|location=Delhi|year=1998|isbn=9788122005295}}
* {{cite book|last=Vohra|first=N. N.|title=Culture, society, and politics in Central Asia and India|publisher=SHIPRA Publications India International Centre|location=Delhi|author-mask=5|year=1999|isbn=9788175410404}}
* {{cite book|last1=Vohra|first1=N. N.|title=Issues before the World Trade Organization: India's perspective: report on a seminar held on 20 March, 1999, at the India International Centre|publisher=Mosaic Books, in association with India International Centre|location=New Delhi|year=2000|isbn=9788185399515|author-mask=5|display-authors=etal}}
* {{cite book | last = Vohra | first = N. N. |author-mask=5| title = Culture, democracy, and development in South Asia | publisher = Shipra Publications | location = New Delhi, India | year = 2001 | isbn = 9788175410701 }}
* {{cite book | last = Vohra | first = N. N. |author-mask=5| title = India and East Asia: culture and society | publisher = Shipra Publications | location = Delhi, India | year = 2002 | isbn = 9788175411067 }}
* {{cite book | last1 = Vohra | first1 = N. N. |author-mask=5| last2 = Bhattacharya | first2 = Sabyasachi | title = Looking back, India in the twentieth century | publisher = National Book Trust, India in association with India International Centre | location = New Delhi | year = 2002 | isbn = 9788123737508 }}
* {{cite book | last = Vohra | first = N. N. |author-mask=5| title = Emerging Asia: challenges for India and Singapore | publisher = India International Centre Manohar | location = New Delhi, India | year = 2003 | isbn = 9788173044847 }}
* {{cite book | last = Vohra | first = N. N. |author-mask=5| title = History, culture, and society in India and West Asia | publisher = Shipra Publications | location = Delhi, India | year = 2003 | isbn = 9788175411234 }}
* {{cite book | last = Vohra | first = N. N. |author-mask=5| title = India and Australasia: history, culture, and society | publisher = Shipra Publications | location = Delhi | year = 2004 | isbn = 9788175411685 }}

== See also ==
* [[Vohra Report]]
* [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==

*{{Commons category-inline|Narinder Nath Vohra}}
*{{URL|1=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=10065&PageId=|2=Executive record sheet as maintained by the Department of Personnel and Training of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of the Government of India}}
*{{URL|http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in/His%20Excellency/present12.htm|Profile at Jammu and Kashmir Raj Bhavan's website}}
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