M. K. Narayanan
Mayankodu Kelath Narayanan | |
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| 19thGovernor of West Bengal | |
| In office 24 January 2010 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Devanand Konwar(additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | D. Y. Patil(additional charge) |
| 3rdNational Security Advisor of India | |
| In office 3 January 2005 – 23 January 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | J. N. Dixit |
| Succeeded by | Shivshankar Menon |
| Director of Intelligence Bureau | |
| In office January 1991 - February 1992 | |
| In office April 1987 – December 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1934 Ottapalam, Palakkad,Madras Presidency,British India |
| Spouse | Padmini Narayanan |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Awards | Padma Shri(1992) |
Mayankodu Kelath Narayanan(born 10 March 1934) is a formerIndian Police Service officer.He wasNational Security Advisor of Indiafrom 2005 to 2010, assuming the role after the demise of his predecessorJyotindra Nath Dixitin January 2005.[1][2]Subsequently, he served as 19thGovernor of West Bengalfrom 2010 to 2014.[3]TheGovernment of Indiaawarded him the civilian honour ofPadma Shriin 1992.[4]
Early life
[edit]M K Narayanan hails from Kelath family atOttapalam,Palakkad,a district of the stateKerala.[5]
Narayanan did schooling fromMadras Christian College Higher Secondary School.[6]He completed his graduation fromLoyola College, Chennai.He is married to Padmini Narayanan and the couple has a son, Vijay, and a daughter, Meena. Their son-in-law Ajit Nambiar is Chairman and Managing Director of BPL Ltd.[7]
Career
[edit]M. K. Narayanan joined theIndian Police Servicein 1955 and passed out with the highest marks. After a brief stint as Sub-Divisional Police Officer in the erstwhile State of Madras, he went on deputation to theIntelligence Bureauin February 1959. The rest of his service career was spent under theGovernment of India,mainly in the Intelligence Bureau, in which he dealt with a whole range of issues concerning internal and national security.
He headed theIntelligence Bureau(IB) from 1987 to 1990, before heading theJoint Intelligence Committeefor a year. He became Chief (a four-star rank, equivalent to an Army general) of the IB again in 1991, before retiring in 1992. He was then appointed Special Adviser (a non-Civil Serviceappointment) for Internal Security to thePrime Minister of Indiabeginning in May 2004.[8] He was IndianNational Security Adviserwith the rank of Minister of State from 2005 to 2010. He played a significant role in the negotiation of theIndo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement.He took over asGovernor of West BengalfromGopalkrishna Gandhi,who had a few disagreements with the thenCPI(M)-ruled state on critical issues like violence inNandigramandSingur.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Narayanan likely to be made Governor".Press Trust of India.
- ^"Narayanan likely to be made Governor".The Hindu.15 January 2010.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved13 April2024.
- ^"West Bengal governor MK Narayanan quits office".IANS.news.biharprabha.com.Retrieved30 June2014.
- ^"Padma Awards"(PDF).Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 October 2015.Retrieved21 July2015.
- ^"Tharakan brings glory to Palakkad".The Hindu.Chennai, India. 28 January 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 5 April 2005.
- ^"MCC School alumni take trip down memory lane".The New Indian Express. 22 April 2013.Retrieved25 February2021.
- ^"WikiLeaks: Narayanan in PMO's 'Keralite mafia'".Ibnlive.in.com. 15 March 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 18 March 2011.Retrieved14 July2013.
- ^"The Palakkad connection to the N-deal".Sify.Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2011.
External links
[edit]- M. K. Narayanan by B. Raman[usurped]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130816020917/http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf
