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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nripendra Misra
| image name = File:Nripendra Misra, IAS.webp
| caption =
| office1 = Chairperson of the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]]
| predecessor1 = [[Pradip Baijal]]
| successor1 = [[J. S. Sarma]]
| termend1 = 22 March 2009
| termstart1 = 22{{nbsp}}March 2006
| termend2 = March 2005
| termstart2 = January 2004
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|3|08}}<ref name=":24r4$" />
| birth_place = [[Deoria, Uttar Pradesh|Deoria]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| office = 12th{{nbsp}}[[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]]
| predecessor = [[Pulok Chatterji|Pulok Chatterjee]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| termend = 30 August 2019
| termstart = 28{{nbsp}}May 2014
| office2 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Telecom Secretary of India]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Allahabad]]<br />[[John F. Kennedy School of Government]], [[Harvard University]]
| office3 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Fertilizers Secretary of India]]
| termstart3 = January 2002
| termend3 = January 2004
| 1blankname = Additional Principal Secretary
| 1namedata = [[Pramod Kumar Misra]]
| successor = [[Pramod Kumar Misra]]
}}

'''Nripendra Misra''' (born 8{{nbsp}}March 1945) is a retired 1967 [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre who served as [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]], [[Narendra Modi]] from 2014 to 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-telecom-regulator-nripendra-misra-appointed-principal-secretary-to-narendra-modi/articleshow/35624499.cms|title=Former telecom regulator Nripendra Misra appointed principal secretary to Narendra Modi|last1=Dhoot|first1=Vikas|date=27 May 2014|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=7 August 2018|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|last2=Mankotia|first2=Anandita Singh|location=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=61311680}}</ref> He has also served as the chairperson of the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]], Telecom Secretary of India and Fertilizers Secretary of India.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/news/why-modi-selected-nirpendra-misra-as-his-principal-secretary-5-reasons/1017471/ |script-title=hi:नृपेंद्र मिश्रा ही क्यों हैं प्रधान सचिव पद पर मोदी की पसंद, जानिए 5 कारण|date=12 July 2018|website=[[Rajasthan Patrika]]|language=Hindi|trans-title=Why is Nripendra Misra the choice of Modi for the post of principal secretary, know 5 reasons|location=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205061959/https://www.patrika.com/news/why-modi-selected-nirpendra-misra-as-his-principal-secretary-5-reasons/1017471/|archive-date=5 February 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref> He was awarded India's third highest civilian award the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692337 | title=Padma Awards 2021 announced | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs | access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shinzo-abe-tarun-gogoi-ram-vilas-paswan-among-padma-award-winners-complete-list/articleshow/80453596.cms | title=Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=25 January 2021 | access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>

==Education==
Misra has an [[Master of Public Administration|MPA]] in [[public administration]] from [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]],<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://publicinterestfoundation.com/nripendra-misra/|title=Nripendra Misra|website=Public Interest Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121913/http://publicinterestfoundation.com/nripendra-misra/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/ar_06_07.pdf|title=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India — 2006-07 Annual Report|website=[[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]]|pages=2–4|access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> and has a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate degrees]] in [[chemistry]] and [[political science]] and [[public administration]] from the [[University of Allahabad]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

==Career==

=== As an IAS officer ===
Misra served in various positions for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] as an IAS officer, he served in positions such as [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] ([[Department of Home and Confidential|Home]]-II), [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] to [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]], member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Board of Revenue]], chairperson and chief executive officer of [[Greater NOIDA]], secretary in the now-erstwhile Department of Institutional Finance, Taxation and Excise and as a special secretary in the [[Department of Finance (Uttar Pradesh)|Department of Finance]] in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh government]];<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> and as [[Secretary to the Government of India|Union Telecom Secretary]] and chairperson of [[Telecom Commission of India|Telecom Commission]], [[Secretary to the Government of India|Union Fertilizers Secretary]], [[Additional secretary to the Government of India|additional secretary]] looking after [[World Trade Organization]] affairs in the [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Ministry of Commerce]], and as a [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|joint secretary]] in Department of Economic Affairs of the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]] in the [[Government of India|Indian government]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

Misra also served as [[Minister (diplomacy)|Minister]] (Economic) in [[List of diplomatic missions of India#Americas|India's embassy to the United States]] in Washington, D.C. from August 1985 to July 1988.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> Misra further served as a consultant to the [[World Bank]], the [[Asian Development Bank]], the [[International Fund for Agricultural Development]] and the [[Government of Nepal]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

==== Fertilizers Secretary of India ====
Misra was appointed as the Fertilizers Secretary of India by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) in January 2002;<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> Misra assumed the office of [[Secretary to Government of India|secretary]] in January 2002 and demitted it in January 2004, serving for approximately two years.<ref name=":4" />

==== Telecom Secretary of India ====
Misra was appointed as the Telecom Secretary of and chairperson of [[Telecom Commission of India|Telecom Commission]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) in January 2004;<ref name=":3" /> Misra assumed the office of [[Secretary to Government of India|secretary]] in January 2004 and retired from service in March 2005, serving for more than a year.<ref name=":4" />

=== Post-IAS ===

==== Chairperson of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ====
After his retirement from the Indian Administrative Service, Misra was appointed as the chairperson of the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI) in March 2006,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/nripendra-misra-new-trai-chairman-106032200037_1.html|title=Nripendra Misra new Trai chairman|date=22 March 2006|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=8 August 2018|publisher=Business Standard Ltd|location=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=496280002}}</ref> succeeding another retired IAS officer, [[Pradip Baijal]],<ref name=":5" /> Misra demitted the office of chairperson of TRAI in March 2009,<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/j-s-sarma-to-be-next-trai-chairman-109050800173_1.html|title=J S Sarma to be next TRAI Chairman|date=8 May 2009|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=8 August 2018|publisher=Business Standard Ltd|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|location=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=496280002}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/may/07/js-sarma-to-be-new-trai-chairman.htm|title=JS Sarma to be new Trai chairman|last=Russel|first=Ishita|date=7 May 2009|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=8 August 2018|agency=[[Business Standard]]|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> serving as the regulator's head for three{{nbsp}}years and was succeeded by [[J. S. Varma]], another IAS officer and former Telecom Secretary in May 2009.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" />

He resigned as member of the Board of Directors of Usha Martin Limited on May 26, 2014 upon being invited to join the PMO under the newly formed Modi government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-06-01|title=Nripendra Misra quits Usha Martin Ltd|url=https://equitybulls.com/admin/news2006/news_det.asp?id=139790|access-date=2021-05-30|website=EquityBulls}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Usha Martin Limited - Annual Report 2014-15|url=http://www.ushamartin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Annual-Report-2014-15.pdf|journal=Usha Martin Limited - Annual Report|pages=112}}</ref> He is also a former member of the Executive Council at the Vivekananda International Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mohan|first=Archis|date=2014-07-28|title=Think tank corners many new positions in govt|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/think-tank-corners-many-new-positions-in-govt-114072800903_1.html|access-date=2021-05-30}}</ref>

==== Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India ====
[[File:Nripendra_Misra,_IAS_with_Prakash_Javadekar_and_Narendra_Modi.jpg|thumb|233x233px|Nripendra Misra with [[Prime Minister of India]], Narendra Modi and [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]], [[Prakash Javadekar]] in April 2015.]]
[[File:Nripendra_Misra,_IAS_with_Narendra_Modi.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|287x287px|Nripendra Misra with [[Prime Minister of India]], Narendra in [[New Delhi]] on May 26, 2015.]]

In May 2014, newly elected [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]], [[Narendra Modi]], appointed Misra as his [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India|principal secretary]],<ref name=":0" /> through the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) and was given the rank and status of [[Cabinet Minister]],<ref name=":24r4$">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14061&PageId=|title=Nripendra Mishra – Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India|access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> the [[Government of India]].<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/may/31spec.htm|title=What does the Cabinet Secretary do?|last=Iype|first=George|date=31 May 2006|website=[[Rediff.com]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/pk-sinha-to-take-over-as-cabinet-secretary-on-13-june-after-ajit-seth-retires-2269594.html|title=PK Sinha to be next cabinet secretary: All you should know about India's most powerful bureaucrat|date=29 May 2015|website=[[Firstpost]]|publisher=[[Network 18]]|others=FP Staff|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/from-power-secretary-to-the-most-powerful-bureaucrat/article7261231.ece|title=From Power Secretary to the most powerful bureaucrat|date=29 May 2015|website=[[Business Line]]|others=Our Bureau|location=New Delhi|issn=0971-7528|oclc=456162874|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> To confirm Misra's appointment, the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997]] had to be amended, first by a temporary [[Ordinance (India)|ordinance]],<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/law-blocks-top-pmo-posting-so-govt-changes-the-law/|title=Law blocks top PMO posting for former TRAI chief, so govt changes the law|last=Chibber|first=Manish|date=29 May 2014|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=7 August 2018|location=New Delhi|oclc=70274541}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ordinance-pushed-in-2-days-to-clear-Nripendra-Misras-path-to-principal-secretary-post/articleshow/35697206.cms|title=Ordinance pushed in 2 days to clear Nripendra Misra's path to principal secretary post|date=29 May 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=7 August 2018|publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.]]|agency=Times News Network|location=New Delhi|oclc=23379369}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/law-changed-to-appoint-misra-principal-secy-to-pm-114052900365_1.html|title=Law changed to appoint Misra principal secy to PM|date=29 May 2014|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=7 August 2018|others=B. S. Reporters|location=New Delhi|oclc=496280002}}</ref> and then by an [[Act of Parliament|Act]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Parliament-passes-Trai-amendment-Bill/articleshow/38449109.cms|title=Parliament passes Trai amendment Bill|date=16 July 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=7 August 2018|publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.]]|agency=Times News Network|location=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=23379369}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nripendra-misra-trai-amendment-bill-lok-sabha-narendra-modi-200338-2014-07-14|title=TRAI (Amendment) Bill passed in Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress back NDA in voice vote|date=14 July 2014|website=[[India Today]]|others=IndiaToday.in|location=[[New Delhi]]|issn=0254-8399|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/trai-bill-gets-presidents-nod/article6225846.ece|title=TRAI bill gets President's nod|date=18 July 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=7 August 2018|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|location=[[New Delhi]]|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119}}</ref> as one of its provisions barred a former TRAI chairperson from holding any office in the Government of India or any [[State governments of India|state]] or [[Union territory|union territorial]] government.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/trai-bill-clears-nripendra-mishras-hurdle.html|title=TRAI Bill clears Nripendra Mishra's hurdle|date=12 July 2018|work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]|access-date=7 August 2018|publisher=[[Chandan Mitra]]|agency=Pioneer News Service|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

During his tenure as principal secretary, Misra has been considered to be one of the most powerful bureaucrats in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20180430-indian-bureaucracy-india-top-bureaucrats-powerful-ajit-doval-amitabh-kant-1216644-2018-04-19|title=Official Top 10: Hidden power|last=Unnithan|first=Sandeep|date=19 April 2018|website=[[India Today]]|issn=0254-8399|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>

On June 11, 2019, Misra was re-appointed as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment along with re-appointment of Additional Principal Secretary [[Pramod Kumar Misra]] with effect from May 31, 2019. These appointments were designated to be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister.<ref>http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Nripendra-Misra-re-appointed-as-Principal-Secretary-to-PM-Modi&id=364751</ref>

On 30 August, Misra quit his position as principal secretary at the PMO, though he confirmed he would continue for a couple of weeks at the request of the Prime Minister.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=Indus Scrolls|date=2019-08-30|title=PM Modi's principal secretary Nripendra Misra to step down|url=https://indusscrolls.com/pm-modis-principal-secretary-nripendra-misra-to-step-down/|access-date=2019-08-31|website=Indus Scrolls}}</ref>

==== Chairperson of NMML ====
Post his resignation as principal secretary, Mishra was appointed the chairperson of the executive council of the [[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library|Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-01-18|title=Former Principal Secretary to PM Nripendra Mishra to head Nehru Memorial Museum and Library|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-principal-secretary-to-pm-nripendra-mishra-made-chairman-of-nmml-executive-council/article30593696.ece|access-date=2020-06-21|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==== Chairman of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra ====

Nripendra Misra was elected as the chairman of the temple construction committee of the [[Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra|Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust]] in February 2020. The move was seen as part of government strategy to keep a close engagement with the ambitious [[Ram Mandir, Ayodhya|Ram Mandir]] project.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former IAS Nripendra Misra to head committee for Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya|url= https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/former-ias-nripendra-misra-to-head-committee-for-ram-mandir-construction-in-ayodhya/74221053|date= February 20, 2020|access-date= June 27, 2021|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref>

== Honours ==
*[[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 2Class BAR.svg|55px|ribbon bar]] [[Order of the Rising Sun|Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star]]: 2021<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/100182755.pdf|title= 令和3年春の外国人叙勲受章者名簿|access-date= April 29, 2021|work= Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14061&PageId= Executive record sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India]

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