G. Mohan Kumar | |
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G. Mohan Kumar addressing the gathering at the 270th Defence Accounts Department Day Function
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37th Defence Secretary of India | |
In office 25 May 2015 – 24 May 2017 |
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Preceded by | Radha Krishna Mathur |
Succeeded by | Sanjay Mitra |
37th Defence Production Secretary of India | |
In office 1 September 2014 – 25 May 2015 |
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Preceded by | G. C. Pati |
Succeeded by | Ashok Kumar Gupta |
Steel Secretary of India | |
In office 3 September 2013 – 29 August 2014 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
G. Mohan Kumar 27 May 1955 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | University College Thiruvananthapuram |
Occupation | Retired IAS officer |
G. Mohan Kumar (IAST: Ji Mohana Kumāra) (born 27 May 1955) is a retired 1979 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre. He was the Defence Secretary of India from 2015 to 2017. He also served as the Defence Production Secretary of India and as the Steel Secretary of India.
G. Mohan Kumar is a graduate (BSc) and a postgraduate (MSc) in Chemistry from University College. Mohan Kumar also has an MBA degree from the United Kingdom.
During the course of his career, G. Mohan Kumar served in various key positions for both the Union Government and the Government of Odisha, like as 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 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 Odisha Government, and as the Union Defence Secretary, Union Defence Production Secretary, Union Steel Secretary, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources and as the Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority in the Government of India.