Narinder Nath Vohra
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Narinder Nath Vohra (born 5 May 1936), popularly referred as N. N. Vohra, is a retired 1959 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Punjab cadre who was the 12th governor of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. He was the first civilian governor of Jammu and Kashmir in eighteen years after Jagmohan.
Narinder Nath Vohra | |
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12th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
In office 25 June 2008 (2008-06-25) – 23 August 2018 (2018-08-23) | |
Chief Minister | Ghulam Nabi Azad Omar Abdullah Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Mehbooba Mufti |
Preceded by | S. K. Sinha |
Succeeded by | Satya Pal Malik[1] |
8th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India | |
In office 1 July 1997 (1997-07-01) – 19 March 1998 (1998-03-19) | |
Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
Prime Minister | I. K. Gujral |
Preceded by | T. R. Satishchandran |
Succeeded by | Brajesh Mishra |
Home Secretary of India | |
In office 1 April 1993 (1993-04-01) – 31 May 1994 (1994-05-31) | |
Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
22nd Defence Secretary of India | |
In office 1 March 1990 (1990-03-01) – 1 April 1993 (1993-04-01) | |
Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
Preceded by | T. N. Seshan |
Succeeded by | K. A. Nambiar |
18th Defence Production Secretary of India | |
In office 1 May 1989 (1989-05-01) – 1 March 1990 (1990-03-01) | |
Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
Preceded by | P. C. Jain |
Succeeded by | N. Raghunathan |
Personal details | |
Born | Narinder Nath Vohra (1936-05-05) 5 May 1936 (age 88) Punjab, India |
Alma mater | Panjab University Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford |
Occupation | Retired IAS officer |
Awards | Padma Vibhushan (2007) |
As an IAS officer, Vohra has also served as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Home Secretary of India, Defence Secretary of India and Defence Production Secretary of India.
From February 2003 until he became the governor of the state, Vohra had been the Government of India's interlocutor in Jammu and Kashmir. He was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan, for his contributors to the field civil service, in 2007.