G. Mohan Kumar
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G. Mohan Kumar | |
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.jpg) Kumar in 2015 | |
| 37th Defence Secretary of India | |
| In office 25 May 2015 – 24 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Radha Krishna Mathur |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Mitra |
| 37th Defence Production Secretary of India | |
| In office 1 September 2014 – 25 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | G. C. Pati |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Kumar Gupta |
| Steel Secretary of India | |
| In office 3 September 2013 – 29 August 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gopinathan Nair Mohan Kumar 27 May 1955 |
| Spouse | Geetha |
| Relations | G. Suresh Kumar (brother), Menaka (sister-in-law), Keerthy Suresh (niece) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | M. Gopinathan Nair Sarada |
| Alma mater | University College Thiruvananthapuram |
| Occupation | Retired IAS officer |
G. Mohan Kumar (IAST: Ji Mohan Kumār; 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 as well as the Steel Secretary of the country.
Kumar was born on 27 May 1955, to M. Gopinathan Nair, retired professor of NSS College Trivandrum, and Saradamma, Mohan Kumar studied at Government Model School Trivandrum during the 1960s, did his pre-degree at Arts College Trivandrum and BSc in Chemistry at University College Trivandrum. He was selected in the civil services while doing his MSc. Initially, he was selected in the IPS and in his next attempt, he was selected in the IAS cadre in 1979 and was allotted Odisha cadre.[2]
Kumar is married to Geetha, a gynecologist in Sree Uthradam Thirunal Hospital, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram. The couple have two daughters. He is the elder brother of noted film actor and producer G. Suresh Kumar, brother-in-law of erstwhile actress Menaka Suresh Kumar and paternal uncle of the popular film actress Keerthy Suresh.
Education
G. Mohan Kumar is a graduate (BSc) and a postgraduate (MSc) in Chemistry from University College.[3][4][5] Kumar also has an MBA degree from the United Kingdom.[3][4][5]
